Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 09:22:16 +0100
From: jsimon-AT-gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at (Julean Simon)
Subject: Re: human body transformation


Patrick wrote

>of the kind transporter or nano tech could produce, then we could take many
>more risks than ever before.  If I wanted to sky-dive, I could just update
>my pattern before I left and if I died, I could just be recorporealized back
>at the clinic (or wherever).

this human body transformation ideas of course reflect (and are in most
posts reflected merely from) the position of the (omniscent) observer. the
client - his identity - would continue from some earlier point and would
not have the experience which the transformation intends to eliminate.   If
this point of continuation is chosen in a state with only one option (e.g.
unavoidable death) then he might even be caught in a loop (sky-diving into
eternity without even knowing). j.




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