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by lxgr 803 days ago
> When you make a clone and kill the original, the clone is the original, exactly.

But what if the original lives on? What if you ship-of-theseus-like swap half of the clone's and the original's brain?

> Your consciousness is not unique, it's only a physical phenomena,

We have zero evidence for that – but then again, there's also zero evidence for people other than yourself being conscious in the first place, although there are compelling arguments.