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Larks comments on Open Thread, June 2-15, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Larks 07 June 2013 08:58:42AM 3 points [-]

My soul is here defined as my supernatural non-material essence as specified by Judeo-Christian philosophers, and not my computational pattern

What if these are in fact the same thing, in extension if not intention? Then you would be selling your computational pattern, in contradiction with

(over which I continue to claim copyright)

Comment author: gwern 07 June 2013 05:18:10PM 1 point [-]

I think that's unlikely enough that I'm willing to risk a tort of fraud if that turns out to be the case and I cannot convey my soul without also selling my personal copyright.