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AMA | November 2021

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

CHAPTER

The Continuity of Per Identity

Matis ramakers answers your questions in the form of a thought experiment. If you don't like my answer, you don't get a do over. This is not a truth service, or i promise to give you satisfaction. Please have a shot of debunking it! I'm building two robots that run identical programmes - one inside and one outside. In each room there's a single door with a number plate on it. You can turn on the robot in Room 1 by telling him he's inroom 2. After some time off, copy its memory perfectly to the robot in Rooms 3 and 4. From this perspective, nothing interesting has ever happened after opening these doors. The only thing

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