I like the occasional whimsy on this thread, as well as the in-depth
knowledge of the RM peer (who knew the science of CD/DVD media longevity
was so captivating - seriously).

Chris mentioned uploading old brains to new brains.  As a society and
species we already upload our "old" brains to new brains through an
extra-genetic process known as education. While DNA transmits the genetic
coding forward in time, education (through parenting, school and life
experience) transmits the cultural coding.  Both are evolving and
wonderfully complicated.

The somewhat romantic notion of re-incarnation should more accurately be
described as re-inculturation as we externally pass the lessons of the past
to guide our children into their own (hopefully better) future.  Books and
now digitised knowledge externalise cultural learnings and do offer the
ability for a more accurate "uploading" of the information that can become
guiding wisdom.

I promise to post on more direct RM topics too...


Andy Carnahan
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Bowral Australia



On 21 September 2013 02:21, Chris Flynn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Glen,
>
> Are you sure you want your brain subject to discovery?
> What about true motives behind some of the decisions you have made or are
> planning to make?
> Does the uploaded brain have a way to differentiate fact from fiction?
>
> Might be cool if disposal was to include uploading the old brain to the
> current brain (there might be some logic errors that would need to be
> reconciled)
>
> Chris Flynn
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Glen Sanderson
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
> > So in the near future we will be able to upload our brain to the
> internet.
> > Not joking this technology will be available in the future. Kurzweil was
> > speaking about this and it got me thinking. How valuable would my brain
> be?
> > Please no comments from anyone on the list.
> > So how would your brain be classified?
> > Personally Act+10 would about do it for me.
> >
> > http://inventorspot.com/articles/transhumanists_upload_brains_pur_7564
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.kurzweilai.net/neural-dust-brain-implants-could-revolutionize-brain-machine-interfaces-and-large-scale-data-recording
> >
> >
> >
>

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