Say-If you were systematically replacing each part of your body with artificail materials. These parts act exactly the same. Is it still 'you'? At what point will it stop being 'you'?
2006-11-23 05:14:57 · 20 answers · asked by ogie 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Say if all the componants of your body were replaced with identical but artificial ones. When does it stop being 'you'?. And say if it thinks exactly like you would. Would it be 'you'? Then there is the question of your soul.
2006-11-23 05:21:20 · update #1
"I think therefore I am." concluded Rene Descartes. The moment I stop thinking (of my own volition), that is when I cease to be myself.
2006-11-23 05:26:46 · answer #1 · answered by Andy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that when you lose your own thought process, or when you could only answer a question when the answer is pre-programed.
Scientists have been able to copy or replace virtually every organ in the body with the exception of the nervous system (including the brain) in fact they still have trouble explaining how the brain works.
2006-11-23 13:25:46 · answer #2 · answered by Bladerunner (Dave) 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no ofcourse not and it will stop being me as soon as they replace it cuz deep deep down its not really me like if there are two twins and they look exactly alike and act alike are they the same no there are at least a minimum of 20 things that are diffrent in the two same thing here
2006-11-23 13:18:56 · answer #3 · answered by idkjustanothergurl 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"I" doesn't just suddenly disappear, if you are replacing every bit of your body then "I" is getting smaller and smaller until the last piece is replaced and "I" is all gone. For example, if I replace my arm only then I am nearly "I" but not completely!
Thanks for this question, it got me thinking.
2006-11-29 15:11:12 · answer #4 · answered by Dancing Queen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say as long as your spirit and soul is there your still you
Thats if i understood the question properly, sorry if i didnt x
2006-11-23 13:17:11 · answer #5 · answered by SARA H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't there a film about a robot with a human mind?
2006-11-30 07:13:11 · answer #6 · answered by jb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When mind or personality, or if you prefer "soul'' if not all three is altered, Prolly take a brain transplant.
CJ
2006-11-24 03:34:51 · answer #7 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your brain controls everything from your personality to the way you walk, talk and your mannerisms. So changing your brain or parts of it is when you'll change from being 'you'
2006-11-23 13:28:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What you are is not the physical body,it is the mind .Mind or brain cannot be replaced.I is what is the mind says.It is perhaps linked with ego.
2006-12-01 00:56:34 · answer #9 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the conscious "YOU" is not a "part" that could be replaced. "You" are not your arm or leg , or any other physical part. As long as "you" are capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception, then "you" will be "you".
2006-11-25 14:55:54 · answer #10 · answered by R.E.D.D. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋