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[2018-04-18] Confession

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:46 pm
by Tony
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/confession

Since they've been together for the entire time, wouldn't that be a relationship of Theseus?

Re: [2018-04-18] Confession

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:31 pm
by Kit.
This "soul" thingy she is speaking about... why should it depend on whether those tiny machines composing his body are hers or the original ones, as long as they perform exactly the same function?

Re: [2018-04-18] Confession

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:34 am
by Tony
Kit. wrote:This "soul" thingy she is speaking about... why should it depend on whether those tiny machines composing his body are hers or the original ones, as long as they perform exactly the same function?
Nanomachines can't interact with the soul because (1) machines weren't co-created with souls, (2) machines have no supernatural aspects, and (3) souls don't exist.

I should probably have put that third one first.

Re: [2018-04-18] Confession

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:07 pm
by Kit.
But none of these 3 depends on whether those nanomachines are natural or synthetic.

Re: [2018-04-18] Confession

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 4:45 pm
by Tony
Kit. wrote:But none of these 3 depends on whether those nanomachines are natural or synthetic.
I was making a joke. Actually I agree with you (I think!) in that I don't see how it would be an issue. Human cells are constantly being replaced anyway; if something else (natural or synthetic) is substituted, and it exactly matches the original cells' form and function, how could that affect the person's identity?

On that note, how about an alternative "Confession" comic?

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