ronnyhugo t1_ix2n78w wrote
Reply to comment by ebolathrowawayy in When does an individual's death occur if the biological brain is gradually replaced by synthetic neurons? by NefariousNaz
The synthetic neuron may change but it doesn't get any of the original neuron's consciousness. The original is either still present with the copy elsewhere or the original is ripped out.
ebolathrowawayy t1_ix512qx wrote
I would argue that whatever consciousness is, it is stored in the collection of states within each neuron. I don't think we're in disagreement, I just wanted to point out that the method of copying a mind yields different results. 1-by-1 could result in a copy if you didn't discard original neurons but the synthetic version would possibly be corrupted (or just slightly different) because 1-by-1 isn't instantaneous so state changes between each step.
ronnyhugo t1_ix51o9z wrote
As long as we agree that the original won't move anywhere, we can probably agree on the particulars of the copy being changed compared to the original. save those neurons for ENS. (engineered negligible senescence) (And even ENS will replace some cells we lost and thus make part of our brain partly an impostor)
ebolathrowawayy t1_ix52hrj wrote
However a mind is copied, I don't think there would be an experience to the mind of being "uploaded" or moved. I would think the mind would probably not even be aware of the change unless the procedure was obvious and the copy would think nothing unusual happened unless they're told they were copied or if the procedure was obvious.
ronnyhugo t1_ix52x5a wrote
The original would go into an advanced MRI machine and the copy would only remember it. The original would still be stuck in his/her/they own brain.
The copy would always think the "upload" worked. As long as the original don't survive the process.
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