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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] I suggest that you find a copy of [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0465045480/qid=1061997479/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-3353872-6129530?v=glance&s=books]"Is Data Human?: The Metaphysics of Star Trek"[/URL] by Richard Hanley. He goes into very good detail and covers that difficult philosophical issue from several interesting angles. (And interestingly for me, the author is also my Philosophy professor at the University of Delaware!) Basically, it comes down to the question as to whether or not the "duplicate" subject that's created by the transporter is truly identical or not -- and whether it really matters. For if the person who is left on the planet after beaming down is literally identical to the original down to the last subatomic particle, is there truly any difference of consequence? Ultimately, the question relies on whether you believe in an ethereal "soul" that cannot be duplicated by a matter transporter. However, I think that you are mischaracterizing Doctor McCoy's transporter phobia. He's not having philosophical issues -- he's just afraid that the damn thing will break down. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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