PSYC 321 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Teleportation, Bundle Theory
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He saw things from a particular perspective (his own pov) An atom is an atom is an atom. Once the atomic coordinates have been plotted, the body is annihilated. Destruction of a living body is acceptable only if the digital copy represents the latest version. The replica would be a close match, but not exact. Destroying the original would be tantamount to murder. There were 2 ways of looking at a person or 2 theories about what persons are and what"s involved in their continued existence over time. Ego theory common sense view by rene descartes (pg 9); i think, i believe, i grow older, and i change in other ways but i am always the centre of things as time goes by. Rejects actions and experiences are owned by some inner essence, ego or i . The beliefs most of us hold about our continued existence over time are built on assumptions that ego theory is true.