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All of the elements of your mind are copied to a computer. Do you experience a transfer of consciousness to the computer or do you remain a separate entity?
The computer says it is you and answers questions only you would know. You regard the computer as an imposter but it is not; it is most certainly you.
The scientists are conviced the mind transferrence went off flawlessly and euthanise the unneeded human entity. Your consciousness resides in the computer but it is not "you" from your perspective.
From your perspective, the scientists are murdering you, but what can you do? You agreed before the operation that the body would be disposed of. How were you to know that your mind would leave your perspective and objective reality behind in the unneeded body like useless trash; recreating a seamless continuation of your consciousness in the computer.
Decide for yourself how this little scenario relates to the thread. Personally the whole idea terrifies me, but that is the nature of consciousness.
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