You know those sci-fi teleporters like in Star Trek where you disappear from one location then instantaneously reappear in another location? Do you trust that they are safe to use?

To fully understand my question, you need to understand the safety concerns regarding teleporters as explained in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQHBAdShgYI

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I wouldn’t, because the person that reappears aint me, its a fucking clone. Teleporters are murder machines. Star Trek is a silent massacre!

    • penguin
      61·
      1 year ago

      The general idea is a teleporter rips you apart and the atoms go to the destination to be reassembled in the previous state.

      Whether or not it kills you is speculation. Arguably you’re pretty dead if you’re ripped apart atom by atom, and then a clone is assembled using the same parts.

      But I don’t think it’s answerable if the recreated “you” is a clone or not until people can figure out what the mind even is.

      • MonkderZweite@feddit.ch
        41·
        1 year ago

        Death is a state in which your biological functions cease. So no, it doesn’t kill you, since you function properly after.

        • penguin
          41·
          1 year ago

          Is it me functioning or is it a clone?

            • penguin
              31·
              1 year ago

              So you’d be fine with a scientist creating a perfect clone of you, and then killing you, letting the clone take your place?

              If it had the same memories.

              • MonkderZweite@feddit.ch
                22·
                1 year ago

                Yes. Since i would still be alive and have no memories of being killed. There’s no distinguishion between a perfect clone and me. Sorry if you don’t like a “you” only being memories.