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RE: Transhumanism, maintenance and the end of death
If you download your mind into a machine, is it still you? What if you do it while you're still alive? Then it can't be you, surely. We're still a way from understanding consciousness; it's one of the most interesting areas of research for me. Possibly AI will make some strides in this direction over the next few years....
I don't think you need to even go that far to begin questioning whether or not someone continues to be themselves. Even advanced cybernetics would cause that question to occur. If you body is somewhat replaced or largely enhanced, are you still "you?" How much of are self is based on the relationship between the mind and the body. If one changes, are we still ourselves? Think about dementia; that is why it is so frightening to so many people because we fear losing ourselves when our mind goes.