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Save Us Sutter · 08-15-2007, 06:27 PM

Well he was a brilliant mathematician.... not that that precludes believing in God....

But I think you're right. I always wanted to like him, because he was obviously a genius in many ways... and Meditations was wonderfully written... but it seems like he just gives up, "proves" God and then proves everything else.

Back on topic, my Philosophy of Mind professor was a strong believer that eventually we would have this kind of computing power and when we got sick or close to death we would simply upload our brains and BANG! immortality!

I'm not sure it's going to be quite that easy... but the more we learn about our brains, the more it seems they are just big wet computers. If we are ever able to digitalize our neurons, and the relationships between them, it doesn't seem THAT farfetched

08-15-2007, 06:27 PM	#7
Save Us Sutter I'll get you next time Gadget! Join Date: May 2003 Exp:	Well he was a brilliant mathematician.... not that that precludes believing in God.... But I think you're right. I always wanted to like him, because he was obviously a genius in many ways... and Meditations was wonderfully written... but it seems like he just gives up, "proves" God and then proves everything else. Back on topic, my Philosophy of Mind professor was a strong believer that eventually we would have this kind of computing power and when we got sick or close to death we would simply upload our brains and BANG! immortality! I'm not sure it's going to be quite that easy... but the more we learn about our brains, the more it seems they are just big wet computers. If we are ever able to digitalize our neurons, and the relationships between them, it doesn't seem THAT farfetched Last edited by Save Us Sutter; 08-15-2007 at 06:31 PM.