I've had WAY too many files lost in electronic media that was stored improperly. Sorry, I'm SO out.

If it was as I am now, no. If I was on my deathbed, however, it would be a yes.

I remember seeing this decision made in a multi-episode arc of Stargate Universe. One character was basically killed but with their consciousness stuck inside a computer. She could manifest herself to appear to people but could not interact with them.

This doesn't appear to be all that bad. I could finally catch up with all the books I never had the chance to read, I could master every single videogame out there and, you know, rob the bankers of the world blind and give it to the poor--all at the same time. I could also get more time getting to know more and more generations of my family and be able to pass on my knowledge to them.

I'm already immortal. Can you prove otherwise? And not go to jail trying?

Just make sure that there are plenty of good backups.

Once I'm on my deathbed I could use this to become immortal!

If it were like The Matrix and you had no idea it wasn't real why would you care?

If everything appeared natural, but you knew it was an illusion, that might be disquieting, but better than oblivion.

If everything appeared natural, but you knew it was an illusion, and could control events and environment, that would be AWESOME!

If you were in the machine but able to interact with the real world -no illusions of reality- it would be dependent on the individual. Some might find this type of immortality appealing, especially if you could be helpful to those physically living. Others might find this existence horrifying.

If you were in the machine but unable to interact with the living world... simply being alone with your thoughts forever, well that could be a living Hell.

Of course my personal preference would be to have my personalty transferred to an android body, physically indistinguishable from a human. But that's not within the parameters of this poll.

This is hard to answer: wouldn't it just be a COPY of me and the actual me gone? Those I loved wouldn't really know/see a difference but *I* would not get to be with my loved ones. A copy of me would.

ladyloerya wrote:This is hard to answer: wouldn't it just be a COPY of me and the actual me gone? Those I loved wouldn't really know/see a difference but *I* would not get to be with my loved ones. A copy of me would.

afterthought: Giving my loved ones a specific on/off switch to even a COPY of me seems a little unnerving... would they use it??

curtisuxor wrote:This doesn't appear to be all that bad. I could finally catch up with all the books I never had the chance to read, I could master every single videogame out there and, you know, rob the bankers of the world blind and give it to the poor--all at the same time. I could also get more time getting to know more and more generations of my family and be able to pass on my knowledge to them.

You're assuming the computer storing your mind is connected to the internet.

ladyloerya wrote:This is hard to answer: wouldn't it just be a COPY of me and the actual me gone? Those I loved wouldn't really know/see a difference but *I* would not get to be with my loved ones. A copy of me would.

This is the problem I have with transporters in Star Trek.

I think that will be hard for us.