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  1. Thought Experiment

    Linked via "Quantum Teleporter"

    The Problem of Counterfactual Identity
    Thought experiments concerning identity often rely on hypothetical transplantation or perfect duplication. For example, the concept of the "Quantum Teleporter" forces an examination of whether continuity of informational state or continuity of material substrate constitutes personal identity. If a machine perfectly duplicates an individual at location B while simultaneously dismantling the original at location A, the [thought experime…