I don’t think that’s something that will be solved as it’s not something really tangible.
The most simple theory and the one I lean towards is that every time you go to deep sleep you effectively die, and when you wake up (or enter REM sleep) you are effectively a whole new consciousness who just happens to have the memories of the many consciousness who previously inhabited your body. This theory is nice because it solves the teleporter paradox, but doesn’t answer the question if an emulated brain actually thinks or just pretends to think. The so called philosophical zombie.
But also, it’s funny to think that if I truly believed this theory, then I would spend all my money right now and let “whoever inherits my memories” to deal with the consequences.
There’s a whole field of philosophy dealing with that question, there’s no consensus yet, though interesting ideas have surfaced
I don’t think that’s something that will be solved as it’s not something really tangible.
The most simple theory and the one I lean towards is that every time you go to deep sleep you effectively die, and when you wake up (or enter REM sleep) you are effectively a whole new consciousness who just happens to have the memories of the many consciousness who previously inhabited your body. This theory is nice because it solves the teleporter paradox, but doesn’t answer the question if an emulated brain actually thinks or just pretends to think. The so called philosophical zombie.
But also, it’s funny to think that if I truly believed this theory, then I would spend all my money right now and let “whoever inherits my memories” to deal with the consequences.