X-Message-Number: 11066 Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 16:40:55 -0500 From: Bozzonetti <> Subject: uploading and brain destruction Joe Strout said: ( Message #11051) > (a) is not true, because any plausible uploading process destroys the original brain; the biological brain does not exist any more, and has no memories or experiences to save or lose.< I don't understand why a brain copy must destroy it. I can imagine two way to extract brain information: 1/ NMR using laser polarized helium 3 and 2/ X-ray tomography in a quantum non-demolition Michelson interferometer Neither would destroy a brain, be it living or storred at low temperature.I think it is the strength of up loading: if you are in a cryonics state, you can benefit from up loading first and then be biologically restored later. the choice is not: second life OR up loading, it is: second life with OR without up loading option. Long Life, Yvan. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=11066