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consciousness-transfer-simulator

Explore the theoretical science of transferring consciousness between substrates. Examine brain-computer interfaces, philosophical paradoxes, and the boundaries of personal identity.

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📚 Glossary

ConsciousnessTransfer
Moving conscious experience from one substrate to another
Substrate
The physical medium supporting consciousness (brain, computer, etc.)
Upload
Process of scanning brain and creating digital copy
PatternIdentity
View that you are the pattern of information, not matter
ContinuityOfIdentity
Unbroken chain of experience defining 'you'
ShipOfTheseus
Paradox about identity through gradual replacement
BranchingIdentity
Problem of two copies both claiming to be original
Substrate Independence
Idea that consciousness can run on different substrates
DigitalImmortality
Living forever as digital consciousness

💬 Message to Learners

{'encouragement': "You're grappling with questions that humans have asked for millennia - but with new technological possibilities in view. What is the self? Can it move? Can it survive?", 'reminder': "We don't know if consciousness transfer is possible. But thinking about it deeply changes how you understand yourself.", 'action': "Try the thought experiments. Ask yourself: what would I accept as 'still being me'? Your answer reveals what you believe about identity.", 'dream': 'A philosopher in Kenya might resolve the identity paradoxes. A neuroscientist in Brazil might discover what consciousness actually requires. These questions need global minds.', 'wiaVision': "WIA Pin Code brings humanity's deepest questions to everyone. Whether or not we ever transfer consciousness, exploring the possibility teaches us who we are."}

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