X-Message-Number: 14702 Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 09:02:43 -0400 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: two new ideas about identity!! Hi everyone! The latest Cryonet has some real meat on the subject of identity. I'm not saying that I agree, only that it is substantial. First, Bob Ettinger comes up with a theory about identity different from any I've read about elsewhere. It does not really remove the possibility of some kind of computer imitation, but such an imitation would have to do something quite different from the "normal" version. I would hope that he reads up on brains and comes up with more than what is basically the skeleton of a theory. Then Lee Corbin's story-argument that duplicates are identical people also is new to me. Again, for more than a story this requires more work. I will refrain from criticizing either theory, not because I cannot think of criticisms but because I think they would not be appropriate. And I hope that both Bob Ettinger and Lee Corbin continue to think about and expand upon their ideas. Best wishes and long long life to all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14702