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1 Post author: Prismattic 15 February 2011 04:23AM

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Comment author: NihilCredo 15 February 2011 12:40:04PM 1 point [-]

consider the weirdness of 'someone' remembering that his younger self didn't really care for him.

I have a little trouble seeing this weirdness.

Imagine if you were put in Prismattic's scenario, and chose a painless death as you said; you would go to sleep fully expecting never to wake up again. Immediately after you fall asleep but before Omega can kill you, his trickster brother Omicron sneaks in, uploads your consciousness, and wakes up your uploaded copy somewhere safe.

Now think about what that consciousness would feel upon waking up. Is that what you were describing in the quote above, and is that particularly weird?

Comment author: Perplexed 15 February 2011 02:43:56PM 0 points [-]

Is that what you were describing in the quote above,

Yes

and is that particularly weird?

No. I was incorrect in calling that 'weird'. Thx to you and TheOtherDave for pointing out my mistake.

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