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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
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Subject: Re: Souls
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Date: Sat, 14-Sep-85 14:49:47 EDT
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>>If you alter the person, the "memories and attitudes" of necessity will
>>change.  If you "restore" from a "backup" (oh, god, what a horrible analogy)
>>taken before the onset of disease or death, then those experiences will not
>>be incorporated in the restored brain. [ROSEN]

> I won't dispute the second statement, but I think the first is pretty
> indefensible-- unless Rich has been practicing brain mutilation in his spare
> hours. [WINGATE]

Odd that you omitted the type of alteration described.  That, in fact, was
the alteration of a sick person into a well one.  If you do as the second
statement (which you won't dispute) says, then you are altering the person
from the way he/she was at the point of death.
-- 
"Wait a minute.  '*WE*' decided???   *MY* best interests????"
					Rich Rosen    ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr