X-Message-Number: 21244 From: Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 22:48:09 EST Subject: Mike it seems like a Completely Different Subject --part1_1e1.2de4d0d.2b8aeff9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mike Perry said: Dave Pizer, #21218, offers a simple argument as to why a duplicate person cannot be "the same" as the original. As far as I am concerned, he is perfectly right, based on his own concept of "sameness"--but also irrelevant. The concept of sameness that is important to me is not trivial--it depends on my being the "same" as a less-developed version of myself. But it does not require the nonexistence of anyone else who is also the "same" in this sense, but is not ........................." Mike, thanks for the try, but I can't understand what your discussion here does to refute the rock-solid premises and logic in my argument. It seems like all you are saying is that you don't like my conclusion. I already knew that. If you want to convince me, or others, lay out my position, show that a premise is false, or that the logic doesn't follow some where, not that you are uncomfortable with the conclusion. I appreciate your help. I think I am on to somethin' here. If I am reasoning incorrectly, stop me now before I hurt someone :=) David --part1_1e1.2de4d0d.2b8aeff9_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=21244