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Mind Uploading Debate: Copies, Not Transfers
Researcher ZyMazza argued mind uploading can only create copies, not transfer the self, sparking a debate over whether Ship-of-Theseus-style gradual replacement could achieve digital immortality.
2026-08-25 ~ 2026-08-25 · 2 episodes · 4 posts
Episode 1 · Researcher Claims Mind Uploading Impossible, Only Copies Can Be Built (2026-08-25, 2 posts)
ZyMazza predicts mind uploading is impossible—identical copies can be built but consciousness can't be 'transferred'—while EristicRex counters that a Ship of Theseus gradual-replacement upload is entirely feasible.
- AI researcher predicts mind uploading is impossible: you can't transfer your mind, only copy it — ZyMazza · 2026-08-25
- Rebuttal: You can totally Ship of Theseus it — EristicRex · 2026-08-25
Episode 2 · Debate over mind uploading: gradual digital immortality questioned (2026-08-25, 2 posts)
ZyMazza argues that brain cells do not renew like the rest of the body, making Ship-of-Theseus-style digital immortality impossible, while Darpinian counters that evolution not having achieved mind uploading does not mean it is impossible, citing limb regeneration as an analogy.