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Re:Brazilian Billionaire Creates Plan to Beat Death by Houshalter on Sunday March 23, 2014 @07:23AM (#7452933)
Is a computer program made up of atoms? The computer it's running on is. But you can make a copy of the information in a computer program and run it on a different computer.
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Re:Brazilian Billionaire Creates Plan to Beat Death by unclebucknasty on Sunday March 23, 2014 @10:41AM (#7453492)
Copies of the program itself are saved on a medium that is made up of atoms. Execution of the program is facilitated by the simple movement of electrons in a prescribed manner.

What is the physical nature of sentience? What are its mechanics? Does it consist of atoms?

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