Furcas comments on It's not like anything to be a bat - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Furcas 29 March 2010 04:51:40PM 2 points [-]

If 'you' lived in the 30th century you'd have different memories, at the very least, and thus 'you' would be a different person. That is to say, you wouldn't exist.

On the other hand, if the brain is reasonably substrate-independent, you could be exactly the same person if you were made out of helium.

Comment author: Jack 29 March 2010 07:21:27PM *  1 point [-]

A world different enough from this that you were made out of helium would probably leave you with different memories.