Only if the observer were some metaphysical being, rather than simply the inside view of a particular computation. If you reproduce the computation faithfully, you have reproduced the observer.
Lets hope that part of science is discovered before the restoration part.
Where my thoughts end up more in the personal beliefs rather than scientifically backed is down to what the observer is defined as. Could this be the same as a soul?
One thought that I have is whether the physical state is bound with a non-physical state, like you (non-physical) controlling a remote controlled car (physical). By freezing the subject you could detach this binding, and by thawing you could reattach another observer, maybe based on proximity, with the memories and physical mind of the original.
Hollywood has pretty much covered all these concepts in one shape or another.
Where my thoughts end up more in the personal beliefs rather than scientifically backed is down to what the observer is defined as. Could this be the same as a soul?
One thought that I have is whether the physical state is bound with a non-physical state, like you (non-physical) controlling a remote controlled car (physical). By freezing the subject you could detach this binding, and by thawing you could reattach another observer, maybe based on proximity, with the memories and physical mind of the original.
Hollywood has pretty much covered all these concepts in one shape or another.
[1] The Prestige - Teleportation
[2] 21 Grams - Existence of a soul
[3] The Matrix - AI controlled future