There was one episode of ST:TNG in which Commander Riker experienced a faulty transporter which did not dematerialize his planetary self when Riker beamed back up to the Enterprise. Of course, he was completely unaware of it so was shocked when, years later, he returned to that planet and met a fairly bitter carbon copy of himself.
In the original Kirk was in limbo between the ship and the planet, I remember he kept appearing like a ghost. They had to lock on him before he ran out of oxygen.
from the perspective of the user there is no functional difference between a transporter and a suicide booth. Outside observers see a guy go from one place to the other, the one at the end point believes he was sent somewhere, but from the perspective of the person who stepped onto that pad he’s gone. Continuity of consciousness can not be preserved, you die as an exact copy of your memories and consciousness is uploaded into a new (though identical) body. You’d have to give up your ego to use one of these things, because you’d have to be willing to end your own life and let someone else pick it up where you left off.
PICTO almost 7 years ago
Beam me up Scotty…
oldpine52 almost 7 years ago
Use Moondog, give him a beer and he’ll never notice what you’re doing.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 7 years ago
There was one episode of ST:TNG in which Commander Riker experienced a faulty transporter which did not dematerialize his planetary self when Riker beamed back up to the Enterprise. Of course, he was completely unaware of it so was shocked when, years later, he returned to that planet and met a fairly bitter carbon copy of himself.
Enter.Name.Here almost 7 years ago
Can’t be deeply philosophical without throwing the imagination of Gene Roddenberry in there.
swedishdaddy almost 7 years ago
So what do you say guys? Is it like dying and being replaced?
swedishdaddy almost 7 years ago
So what do you say guys? Is it like dying and being replaced?
jpsomebody almost 7 years ago
Sounds a little like the The Prestige.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 7 years ago
If you can find it, read Think Like A Dinosaur by Patrick Kelley. It answers this question quite brutally.
F-Flash almost 7 years ago
To be or not to be? That is the question.
rob almost 7 years ago
In the original Kirk was in limbo between the ship and the planet, I remember he kept appearing like a ghost. They had to lock on him before he ran out of oxygen.
WCraft Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I’m waiting for Sheldon Cooper to weigh in on this one…
Jefano Premium Member almost 7 years ago
James Blish, in one of the first Star Trek novels, had McCoy worrying about whether the reassembled individual still has a soul.
yangeldf almost 7 years ago
from the perspective of the user there is no functional difference between a transporter and a suicide booth. Outside observers see a guy go from one place to the other, the one at the end point believes he was sent somewhere, but from the perspective of the person who stepped onto that pad he’s gone. Continuity of consciousness can not be preserved, you die as an exact copy of your memories and consciousness is uploaded into a new (though identical) body. You’d have to give up your ego to use one of these things, because you’d have to be willing to end your own life and let someone else pick it up where you left off.
Jesy Bertz Premium Member almost 7 years ago
“He’s dead, Jim Meddick.”
Sisyphos almost 7 years ago
Disassembly and re-assembly are not the exact equivalent of death and re-birth. The key is retention of Self-awareness through the transition.
In Monty’s case, the risk is low, anyway….