# Would you transfer your mind into a computer?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-transfer-your-mind-into-a-computer/575076>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 17, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-transfer-your-mind-into-a-computer/575076 "2011-03-17T22:22:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-transfer-your-mind-into-a-computer/575076/41 "2011-03-18T23:56:00Z")

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> [@Mangetout](#):
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> Arguably, that could have happened when you fell asleep last night, and woke up this morning - and nobody - including you - would be the wiser.

Now I’m not going to get any sleep tonight! :eek: And what a shame; I just got a new memory foam mattress I want to try out. ☹

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-transfer-your-mind-into-a-computer/575076/42 "2011-03-19T00:06:49Z")

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> [@Balthisar](#):
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> Now I’m not going to get any sleep tonight! :eek: And what a shame; I just got a new memory foam mattress I want to try out. ☹

Probably a wise choice. What if your memory foam mattress remembers being you in the morning, and you remember being the mattress?

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-transfer-your-mind-into-a-computer/575076/43 "2011-03-19T06:42:10Z")

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I’d do it, at death. However, I would prefer a civilization that could constantly reverse the aging process… say you age up to 60 years old and then get “reset” back to 20, 25. Repeat as needed.

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-transfer-your-mind-into-a-computer/575076/44 "2011-03-19T07:13:01Z")

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I already did.

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