There are many
interesting possibilities with cloning and artificial intelligence
being used towards acts of self-preservation, but I personally think
it will never be possible to transfer our consciousness, though I do
think it might someday be possible to copy it. Having a copy of
yourself out there is a disturbing concept, not only for the copied
person, but for those who know him or her (maybe it's just me, but
the option to clone a pet is disturbing enough). I think physical
qualities may be copied, and I do think a "brain print"
reproduction will be possible someday. However, there is more to us
than our physical existence--I believe our consciousness is more than
our physical wiring. Whether you want to call it a spirit, soul, or
something else, that is something we each uniquely possess, and it is
something technology will never be able to touch.
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