Timeline for In the Star Trek universe, how do we know that the transporter didn't kill you and create a replicant? [duplicate]
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| Jul 16, 2014 at 20:48 | comment | added | Joe L. | @Molot That was the general idea used in Clifford D. Simak's "Waystation". It's mentioned (IRRC)that what was being transported was a person's "essence", not their body. | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 13:36 | comment | added | Einer | @Chris They mention that the question has been debated and an answer was given. We just don't learn the arguments that lead to that conclusion. Anyhow, in matters of on-screen-philosophy: Don't underestimate Picard! He can go on for hours after Q already zinnged out the ready-room. | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 13:01 | comment | added | Chris | I should have clarified that I didn't necessarily mean answered in the stack sense but answered in the more abstract sense. There are plenty of ways, as demonstrated, to address the question but the accepted answer pretty much says "they mentioned it but didn't answer it". Unless the show has something like a canonical soul then most philosophical questions are likely to be as answerable in fictional universes as not unless a lot of screen time is given to complex philosophical arguments which generally would be dull. :) | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 12:25 | comment | added | Einer | @Chris As I understand the question, this is about Trek-Philosophy (like Trek-Physics just more verbose). Those questions get answers. Erickson gave one ;-) | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 10:09 | history | closed |
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Duplicate of In Star Trek, does the original die in teleportation? | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 9:32 | comment | added | Chris | This seems to be a question of philosophy and those rarely get answered. Especially not when it comes to matters of what makes a person a person. | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 9:02 | comment | added | Paul D. Waite | I teleported home one night / With Ron and Sid and Meg / Ron stole Meggie’s heart away / And I got Sidney’s leg | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 8:48 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 16, 2014 at 8:47 | comment | added | CyanAngel | Not a in universe answer, but all of us are replicants. See: Skeptics.SE: Are all cells of the human body completely replaced every seven to ten years? | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 8:28 | comment | added | Mołot | I have read a book where copies were created, and transporter's operator was responsible for shooting original and dissolving his body in acid... And they never told anyone. StarTrek is at least so much more gentle about this issue :D | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 8:03 | comment | added | Reinstate Monica - Goodbye SE | Great question! Here is my related (closed) question. | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 7:15 | answer | added | CsBalazsHungary | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 6:49 | vote | accept | RoboKaren | ||
| Jul 16, 2014 at 6:45 | answer | added | Einer | timeline score: 12 | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 6:44 | history | edited | user14111 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 16, 2014 at 6:39 | history | edited | RoboKaren | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 16, 2014 at 6:39 | comment | added | Andrew Thompson | See also Does Star Trek solve the Mind-Body problem? | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 6:33 | history | asked | RoboKaren | CC BY-SA 3.0 |