What is it about death that makes it so final? Is there some kind of phisical law that keeps a being from regaining consciousness ever again or is it just a matter of current technological limitations? Would me bring brought back to life(be it from lets say a scientific experiment or simply the universe reaching a point where some particles are arranged in the way I came to exist in the first place) still be me? I'm not the brightest person out there so please enlighten me.
I'm not one of those guys who can't accept death, the thought that no matter what i'll just end up in a state of permanent rest is quite comforting. What i've been struggling with is the opposite, the thought that my existence is eternal and im in an endless rollercoaster I can't ever get out of. It sounds ridiculous when saying any of this out loud but it's honestly been giving me terrible anxiety that's seriously hindering my life.
>run your laptop over with your car >act confused why it won't turn back on philosophers, everybody
Logan Wright
let's say the laptop has some form of consciousness
would the recreation of the ruined laptop with the same particles under the same exact conditions bring that same consciousness back?
Easton Brown
You're making a lot of unnecessary assumptions, like the idea that "alive" is even a real state that can be assigned to anything.
Anthony Ross
From its perspective, yes.
From the smashed version's perspective, no.
Nathan Jackson
if I stick my hand in a fire it i feel pain. that's real enough for me
so if my brain was given life again or simply perfectly recreated would I not be the one feeling the pain? What is it about death that made it so it's no longer me and just some sort of perfect clone instead?
Christian Cooper
This is an interesting question that deserves a good, well developed answer (albeit the question is ill defined desu).It is however, not a scientific question and science should not be expected to give it a proper answer.
Leo Gomez
>perspective
Nolan Ross
The exact meaning of the word "death" isn't that clear. Most normal people (i.e. not medical professionals) think of death as final. Medical professionals have some weird technical definitions that allow for the possibility of dying and then coming back to life an arbitrary number of times.
