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Am I? Who knows (startrek.website)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Stamets@startrek.website to c/risa@startrek.website

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Source Page. Credit is to SMBC-Comics and even more credit to @aperson@beehaw.org who noticed it was missing and found the credit in this comment. Sorry about that and thanks, you're awesome aperson <3

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[–] Quentinp@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Always reminds me of one of my favorite books (part of a series) The Collapsium by Will McCarthy. A big part of the book is their version of teleporting which does involve destruction and recreation, but while you're at it you could make more than one copy at the destination...

[–] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (11 children)

If your consciousness exists right down to conversationally-induced existential dread, what do you care what or where the substrate it exists on is?

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[–] adam@kbin.pieho.me 4 points 2 years ago

Read the "The Punch Escrow". Not star trek but well worth it if you're into this sort of thought experiment.

[–] emile@tacobu.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Reminds me of that CGP Grey video elaborating on the same idea https://youtu.be/nQHBAdShgYI

[–] chahk@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Just need to think like a dinosaur.

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