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Old 08-01-2017, 10:02 PM   #83 (permalink)
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Right that's the idea and it is very unsettling

It begs the question if a digital replica would be the same thing is what I'm saying
Obviously, but so long as no one ever pulls the plug on your consciousness so to speak, and it never has to be rebooted in another place, then you're probably on the right track. There simply has to be a way to give my brain the power of a super computer without changing the nature of who I am or accidentally erasing me.
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