These are absolutely fascinating questions. They seem important.
I find them difficult to think about because all thought experiments are vague and artificial. One cannot simply replace Bob with Sally. Bob has irreplaceable knowledge and memories. He has relationships that cannot be recreated. Between Sally and Bob, there are so many aspe…
These are absolutely fascinating questions. They seem important.
I find them difficult to think about because all thought experiments are vague and artificial. One cannot simply replace Bob with Sally. Bob has irreplaceable knowledge and memories. He has relationships that cannot be recreated. Between Sally and Bob, there are so many aspects that are incomparable.
Consider a child who finds a rock. It's gonna be their favorite rock for some time, and woe to the adult who tries to replace it because "it's just a rock" ;-)
These are absolutely fascinating questions. They seem important.
I find them difficult to think about because all thought experiments are vague and artificial. One cannot simply replace Bob with Sally. Bob has irreplaceable knowledge and memories. He has relationships that cannot be recreated. Between Sally and Bob, there are so many aspects that are incomparable.
Consider a child who finds a rock. It's gonna be their favorite rock for some time, and woe to the adult who tries to replace it because "it's just a rock" ;-)