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Originally posted by eggers
dude it kills you and makes a copy, who in their right mind answered yes?
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Those who feel that the present state of their body (and their consciousness) is made up *only* of matter. That would make a blueprint + copy the same as the original.
I have a related question (not too original, tho): Suppose we take the mark 2 device (blueprint + copy + destruction of old body). Suppose for a moment that the original is NOT destroyed. Would any of you brave souls still go through the teleporter?
This shouldn't really matter, except that we would just have made a clone of you. A different person, identical at first, but very different after a while.
Alternatively, if you want to "balance things", how about if the original isn't destroyed immediately, but is taken out and killed in some horrible way. Should this make a difference? Probably not, but my guess is that it would for many.
I'd say that your consciousness, or "soul" (for lack of a better word) will not be transported, which means that you will not experience a sudden jump to the other side, but will remain here instead. The other you on the other side will have a "soul" of his own. A perfect copy at first, but, like the body itself, quite different after a while (different experiences).