Quote (dothe @ Sep 2 2012 03:20pm)
memory is the single component of what constitutes a person's identity.
the composite of all the cells in your body don't need to survive for a person to be immortal, only information.
the goal is for each identity, i.e. each individual, to become immortal.
seems flawed , as then losing ones memory would equate to death
also , the mechanism which allows for adaption , operates by creating new bodies , and brains
by limiting life to a single body , you lose your ability to adapt
as time goes by , the environment changes , other life adapts to it
5million years ago our ancestors were chimpanzee like creatures
in 5 million years time , our descendants will be something other than human
and they will look upon humans as we look upon chimps
and if you are in the same body still , you wont be the most advanced and intelligent creature anymore
in 50 million years , your life is the same , but life that adapts has changed and improved
no , the goal is not to remain in the same body
life has got it right , and billions of years of uninterrupted success is proof