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From: DonProvan%CMU-CS-A@sri-unix.UUCP
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Subject: matter transmission
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Date: Fri, 17-Aug-84 12:42:58 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 17 12:42:58 1984
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no!  if you copy all the contents and spins and states from one place
to another, you do NOT have the same object: you have a perfect COPY
of the object.  the "me" here, my consciousness, will NOT be transmitted,
it will be DUPLICATED.  even though no one will be able to tell the
difference, thus making it a "transmission" to the scientist, *I*'ll be
dead, dead, dead.  i'm glad this isn't going to come up in the near
future, 'cuz i'm sure i'd be ridiculed just like people who didn't think
Man should fly, but it seems obvious to me that getting in a matter
transmitter would be fatal.  it really makes me understand how those
people feel who refuse to fly even though all there friends keep saying
"look at me: i flew and it hasn't hurt me a bit."

so enough of this line.  if you want matter transmission, you have to
do it using space/time warps.  obviously with a space/time warp, you
don't get playback.  so matter transmission does not imply infinite
duplication anymore than FTL does.

now if you ask me again tomorrow morning....