Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

As the article says, a book is not the ink, but the words. I am not my physical atoms, but the connections that form my thought patterns and memories. If it were possible to make a perfect copy of those things, the copy would be "me". If the original still existed, that would also be (a different) me.


Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: