Re: [sl4] Personal identity (was Re: A teleporter)

From: Joseph Henry (josephjah@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Feb 09 2009 - 17:13:41 MST


On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Bryan Bishop <kanzure@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 3:28 PM, John K Clark <johnkclark@fastmail.fm>
> wrote:
> >> If my hardware is changed, then these
> >> things will also be changed.
> >
> > Why? Apple or Windows, it's all Microsoft Word to me.
>
> This shows a fundamental misunderstanding of hardware, the difference
> between software and hardware, and so on. You should be banned.
>
> - Bryan

Actually Bryan, the underlying operating system can be considered an
abstraction of the hardware in this example, the distinction isn't what is
important here.

His point is still valid.



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