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Can an individual be simulated?

September 11th, 2007 · No Comments

I mean, can we develop a computer program that is capable of making the same decision as I would, reasoning the same way I would, and exhibiting the same emotion as I would?
There is no doubt in my mind that this will be partially achieved in the next decade or so.  Of course, care must be taken so […]

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Tags: Neurobiology · Live Long and Be Happy · Emotion and Logic · What if

what if I were an advanced (real) alien

September 9th, 2007 · No Comments

As a kid, I was fascinated by the probability that we would be contacted by an advanced alien race, and suddenly many problems will go away and we will live happily ever after. Looking back, this is not unlike the mentality of winning a lottery.
The more I think about it, however, the more I am […]

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Tags: Astrophysics · What if