Richard:
> In regards to memory, if you take a microscope over your brain you'll
>never find your memories in there. But you will find the biological
>equivalent of those voltage levels... the biological support for the higher
>level of the intellectual memory.
> If I go into that computer and read those voltage levels, and then
>program
>another computer so that it possesses identical voltage in the same places,
>I will have a duplicate of my computer's memory. Theoretically speaking,
>why couldn't I do the same with human brains???
One thing that does seem pretty certain is that memories can be pretty
effectively destroyed by physiological conditions of the brain. As you
say, there are biological support mechanisms for the memory which
presumably is a vital component in 'consciousness', which cannot exist
independent of the lower levels strictly according to the MOQ.
So , OK, if theoretically the 'transporter' is able to perfectly
recreate the memory of what it is to be 'you' (the application) along
with the support system (the hardware) could the copy only be
'transmitted' instantly in analogue mode like a telegraph or would such
a system imply data storage ? In other words could a 'recording' be
made, and if so what would be the status of such a *static* recording in
terms of the MOQ ?
Regards
Pete
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