Chapter 471 (2/2)

The first argument is: after resurrection in this way, is a person still the original one?

In fact, this is the ”ship of Theseus”, one of the ten philosophical problems in the world.

The ship of Theseus is one of the oldest thought experiments. It was first recorded by Plutarch. It describes a ship that has been at sea for hundreds of years, thanks to continuous maintenance and replacement of parts. As long as a board rots, it will be replaced, and so on, until all the features are not the first ones. The question is, is the resulting ship still the original ship of Theseus, or a completely different ship? If it is not the original ship, when will it no longer be the original ship?

And so on. After replacing the ship of Theseus with the resurrection of spiritual immortality technology, is he still the original man? Is he entitled to inherit all the property of noumenon, such as property, family and social relations? Can the family and friends of ontology recognize this replica? In law, is the replica and the noumenon the same person?

The second controversy is that as long as we make a backup, we can create a replica, or even countless replicas. If the ontology is still alive, how can the wife and children of the ontology distinguish and deal with the replica and the ontology? Imagine that when a woman suddenly has one or even n husbands, it will definitely break down; when a person suddenly has one or even n fathers, it will definitely be quite speechless.

These two controversies caused a wide range of discussions in the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and also led scientists to take different attitudes towards the technology of spiritual immortality.

Some people think that if this technology is spread out, there will definitely be a big mess. For example, there will be a confrontation between the ontology and the replica. For example, immortality will cause human beings to lose the power to move forward. Therefore, we must lock this technology in the laboratory and do not promote its application.

Some people think that this technology can be promoted, but it is necessary to introduce corresponding laws and regulations and strictly regulate the use of the technology.

Generally speaking, the majority of people still support the second view, because immortality is the eternal ultimate pursuit of human beings. Only when immortality is realized, can it be regarded as firmly holding the destiny in their own hands, and my life is not up to me! From ancient times to modern times, human beings have never been different. In order to realize his dream of immortality, the first emperor of Qin sent thousands of virgins and virgins to the East China Sea to seek immortality elixir for him, but it failed. Later, he heard that a Buddhist priest said that he spent a lot of human and material resources to refine immortality elixir, and finally ended up in failure. The emperor of Han Dynasty sent people to build a disclosure plate with a height of 30-10-zhang and a circumference of 7-zhang, It is said that taking the mixed jade chips from the dew plate can realize people's long life and end up with failure. The Pharaoh of Egypt even made his own body as a mummy. The body will not die and the soul will come back one day. Of course, he also failed. Today's people are no exception. They are greedy for life and fear death. Since they have the chance of eternal life, how can they miss it?

After a heated debate, Zhang Wei firmly supported the second view, decided to promote the technology of spiritual immortality with restrictions, and formulated a law to regulate the application of this technology. For example, this technology must be firmly in the hands of the imperial officials, and only the imperial officials can help someone copy his memory, emotion and thinking According to the backup must also be controlled by the imperial official, and no private organization is allowed to enter this field. For example, only after confirming that someone is dead, the imperial official can use the data backup to ”revive” the person. If there is an accident, the person is not dead, then the replica must be destroyed humanely. In addition, when someone remembers and feels about him . when thinking is backed up, the family must have the right to know. When he ”resurrects”, he must also clearly inform the family