No, to both predictions.
This comes from a materialistic view of human life. In it, humans are just deterministic machines. So is a computer. So, in the incompletely formed mind of this ‘scientist’, you can upload a human mind to a computer.
Pity.
People say the funniest things. A memory is fairly specific, a mind is still badly defined. Downloading a memory, could be a fairly technical goal, but downloading a mind is a fantasy. I would be like predicting when we will be able to see a soul. We will have a computer sophisticated enough to determine how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. Both can be stated, but cannot be answered because souls and angels are a little bit more difficult to put in scientific terms.
Bottom line, download your mind if you like, but don’t let them destroy your body until you are REALLY SURE!!!
DK
People say the funniest things. A memory is fairly specific, a mind is still badly defined. Downloading a memory, could be a fairly technical goal, but downloading a mind is a fantasy. I would be like predicting when we will be able to see a soul. We will have a computer sophisticated enough to determine how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. Both can be stated, but cannot be answered because souls and angels are a little bit more difficult to put in scientific terms.
Bottom line, download your mind if you like, but don’t let them destroy your body until you are REALLY SURE!!!
DK