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I still can't believe that we are in the era of 'star trek' like "Computer plot me a proof for this math problem" in my life time! Wish we could also do the same for "Beam me up scotty"

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> Wish we could also do the same for "Beam me up scotty"

You might die every time you do, though, so maybe not.

For some definitions of "you" and "die".

You = your body and mind

Die = don’t exist anymore

that also brings the philosophycal question of will I be the same if all my atoms and molecules are copied exactly the same?

Thinking about such questions before we are capable of doing such an experiment at least with small animals is like discussing how many angels can stand on the point of a pin.

I am not sure philosophy interests itself about if we can do it yet or not.

Inventing a Star Trek-style teleporter would be quite something, but I don't see how it would advance the philosophy in any way. We already know the teleportation subjects would report 'feeling just the same' as before. If they didn't then by definition it's not a functioning teleporter, as it accidentally modified the subject in transit.

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