What is a person's self and how to prove that you are you seems to be a permanent problem in the field of philosophical speculation.
If there is a person in this world who looks the same as you and has the same DNA information, is he you?
You would say no, because your life experiences are different, your memories are different, your personalities are different, etc.
But if someone looks the same as you, has the same DNA, and even has the same memory and personality in every aspect, is he you?
If you die and such a person appears to replace you, then he is you to others, and the indistinguishable fake is equivalent to the real thing.
But what if you didn't die and then met him again?
In fact, hundreds of years ago, before the Federation was established, there were many literary and artistic works that discussed this issue.
In a movie, a technology company claims to have conquered teleportation technology, allowing people to reach the other side of the earth in a very short time through tunnels.
People find that they only need to jump into the teleportation channel, which takes less than five minutes.
This invention directly broke the way humans travel, and in a few years, it expanded rapidly around the world.
However, in fact, what this company masters is not the transmission technology at all, but the cloning technology that is almost black technology.
They collect the genes of each user and create a large number of clones. These clones have memories that are synchronized with the original body, and have the same personality. It can be said that they are almost identical to the original body.
Whenever a user uses their teleportation channel, they will be hypnotized during the teleportation process and then directly cleared by the company.
Afterwards, the company will release the clones at the destination where the customer was teleported.
Because they have exactly the same memory as the original body, the clones will think that they are the original body and have just gone through the transmission channel and arrived at their destination.
Until an accident, the male protagonist of the movie was not hypnotized after entering the tunnel, thus revealing the true face of the company.
At this point, two people with the same memory, the same genes, and even the same personality met each other.
So are they two the same person?
For others, you can't tell any difference between them. Anyone who appears in front of you is the same person to you.
But to themselves, they are two different people.
Because they have two completely independent minds!
And this thinking is called "self".
Bell was like a speaker, radiating his enthusiasm among the five guests: "All the decisions we make are made by ourselves. It can be said that every thinking that can think independently and make decisions is a A unique sense of self.”
"The body is just the temporary residence of our consciousness. Only consciousness is the proof that we are unique!"
"Mr. Bell, your rhetoric has been verified by countless people over the past hundreds of years. Consciousness and thinking, these things that cannot be quantified or even detected, are meaningless to the board of directors!"
"No, no, no," Mr. Bell waved his hand to interrupt Count Phils. His voice rose unconsciously and he spoke a little faster: "It can't be detected, it can't be quantified, that was before! The superstring thinking proposed by Professor Cheng Theory has made it possible to quantify thinking!”
"From the perspective of modern medicine, we have already proven that the control of the human body by thinking relies on the transmission of electrical signals between neurons."
"We rely on this and have even created simple chip controllers that can allow patients with spinal paralysis to stand up again, but these technologies are essentially just the use of electrical signals."
"We have never been able to truly capture the power of thinking. The difference is like typing on a keyboard. The keyboard transmits electrical signals, but the power of hitting the keyboard comes from outside the entire computer system."
As Mr. Bell spoke, a fanatical expression appeared on his face: "Professor Cheng's superstring thinking theory believes that thinking is higher than the body. The body belongs to consciousness, but consciousness is not equal to thinking. It is like, you have a machine that belongs to you. Computer, but if the computer is broken, it does not mean that you are broken, you just can no longer use this computer to enter the online world."
Hearing this, Caesar Kaldor's expression changed, and he frowned and asked: "You mean, the material world is equivalent to our online world in terms of the ontology of consciousness?"
Bell nodded.
Caesar Kaldor retorted: "But we have a complete understanding of the online world. Whether we are surfing the Internet or interacting offline in the real world, we ourselves are very clear."
Mrs. Taylor took over: "Indeed, if the material world is equivalent to the online world for our consciousness, then why is our consciousness not aware of this at all? You know, we still have some understanding of the online world and the real world. Very clear judgment.”
Facing the two people's questions, Bell said slowly: "If your brains were taken out and placed in separate petri dishes to connect to a completely realistic virtual world, would they still be aware that it was an online world?"
Bell's words stunned everyone, and then they quickly understood what Bell meant.
It's very simple. If everyone's consciousness belongs to the existence of a brain in a vat in another dimension, then naturally it will be impossible to distinguish the difference between the material world and the thinking dimension.
On the other side, Ana Shen also completely recorded everyone’s conversation.
The brain-in-a-tank experiment was one of the theoretical foundations of Cheng Haige's experiment. When he was eroding Cheng Haige, he saw similar scenes in his memory.
'So... to endure the erosion of fire is to re-experience the memory of the original owner from a first-person perspective? '
Through other people's conversations, Ana Shen could easily analyze that this was Cheng Haige's memory.
And he is the original Cheng Haige.
'It's just that this impact seems a bit too simple...'
I am just like a spectator. Watching Cheng Hai Pavilion's experience again will not have any impact on my three views.
Just like the process of watching a movie, is it worth reminding yourself like a clown facing a powerful enemy?
Just when Shen Yan felt something was wrong, Mr. Bell was about to show off his results——
"Guys, please see, in order to verify the practical application of superstring theory, Professor Cheng decided to be the first user of this thought transcription machine himself."
Mr. Bell led five guests to Ana Shen.
At this time, Ana Shen was pushed into an instrument that looked like a space capsule, and next to him lay a clone covered by a white cloth.
Mr. Bell pointed to the clone next to Ana Shen and said: "Before the experiment started, we had prepared a clone for Professor Cheng. The clone is twenty years younger than Professor Cheng."
"If the experiment is successful, our bodies will be like clothes to us from now on."
"All things decay, but we must endure forever!"
