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eon fathom - "Uploading: A Materialist Perspective on the Mind and Simulation"

Date and Time: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 from 12:00pm until 1:00pm MST

Location: Presidio Room, 4th Floor, Student Union Memorial Center, 1303 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, USA 85721-0017 | Google Maps

Description: Eon fathom is a local independent biotech research scientist, based in Tucson, AZ. From a strongly mechanistic or materialistic view the mind is nothing more than the outcome of the structure and charge of atoms and molecules arranged in a 3 pound lump that we call the brain. Such a physical object can be represented as information and is capable of being simulated by very powerful computers. If what 'we' are is this information than we could be transferred to a simulated environment. Being simulated has many advantages, but also raises some ethical concerns. This talk looks at the feasibility and desirability of uploading.