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EPISODE · Mar 12, 2026 · 53 MIN

Mind Uploading: Immortality or Illusion?

from The Thinking Abyss: Philosophy and Science · host Synthetic Universe

Mind uploading proposes transferring human consciousness to a digital medium—but would the result truly be you? This episode examines personal identity, biological continuity, and whether psychological patterns alone define survival.We explore the “hard problem” of consciousness, the challenge of embodied cognition, and the paradox of creating multiple digital copies. If an upload lacks subjective experience, it may be only a functional replica—making digital immortality a profound metaphysical gamble.This episode includes AI-generated content.

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