Third type of scientific immor2

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The third type of scientific immortality

The third type of scientific immortality simply put is different physipaths producing the same awarepaths. This includes the concept of producing consciousness by way of a computer. Physipaths that are close enough in functioning and structure to the original produce the same awarepaths. Divergence in the awarepath my occur latter in the physipath. The mentapath that is produced may be different when the physipath are slightly different but not enought to effect the awarepath but the awarepaths produced by the fidentireplica or isofidentireplica process can be different.

Isoidentireplicas are identireplicas that produce the same awarepath but with different physipaths than the original. One type is the replacement of part with different parts that can perform the same function. For instance the replacement of a neuron with an artificial neuron that behaves the same function as the original neuron. The replacement of one neuron with an isoneuron in the physipath might not have any effect on the awarepath. An isoneuron is a neuron that functions identically to We can also consider all the different neuron functions that will create the same awarepath

There are many ways to create the same behavior. Through brain computation is one way. Pre knowledge is another. The ability to compute is one way of generating knowledge. We can see this simply imagining the out to the muscles there are a certain sequence of neuron firings there can then be built many different structures that will produce this. Of course there are many limiting factors like the speed of the neurons always getting the same sequence to be produced every time. If we have knowledge we can create a more limited system. that will produce it the desired sequence of behavior. The question is given all possibilities is there just one that will fit ? The simpler the behavior the easier it is to get a system to produce the correct out put given the input. This brings us to the area of computing and things that can not be computed or computed in a limited time. But in these situation we have specific ways of computing that limit the speed that the correct answer can be generated in

The second type is where the whole or a large part of the physipath is different but we have the same awarepath produced.

Fidentireplica are fragmented identireplicas. The functioning of the parts stay the same but the distance, orientation, and time between the parts change. The results from these experiments tell a lot about the nature of consciousness. What makes fidentireplicas so interesting besides defining the nature of consciousness is that they may make the universe a sophisticated device for producing consciousness

Amidentireplicas --- Artificially modified identireplicas are identireplicas that are created using modified sensepaths externapaths. They would be created in an experience machine. They can create awarepaths that can not be produced in reality but none the less are real awarepaths For instance the generating an awarepaths where physical laws are broken, miracles appear to be achieved etc. We can control the sense path and externapath of people now but not very well.