Recent content by Eyada

I am confused; there is only one consciousness in this thought experiment. There are portions of that consciousness emerging from both the biological brain and the replica brain, but those portions are being seamlessly merged into one, single, unified consciousness. That consciousness starts off...

Yes, my original body and the replica body are obviously not the same things (for example, in the original thought experiment one of them has cancer and the other doesn't.) The two bodies unquestionably have different properties, but similar functionality. My question: What about the...

That is my point: there are never two people. That's the whole point of this thread and the thought experiment in the opening post. Dre rejected the validity of the thought experiment, stating that the transfer failed to maintain identity. Unless he didn't and I'm just misunderstanding what he...

I think if you imagine the following slight alteration to the thought experiment, it may be easier to see the difficulty in your assertion: I, Eyada, am going into The Clinic to have the procedure done to me. You, Dre, are accompanying me. You assert that the replica cannot ever be "me"...

Hmm. That wasn't my intention; I meant only to be thorough to avoid any misunderstandings. It appears I failed and instead just made it annoying to read. Out of curiosity, how would you condense it down to a single paragraph? Interesting. It seems to me that the thought experiment shows that...

Hi. A simple thought experiment occurred to me earlier today and I wanted to share it to see if anyone can see any problems with it. DISCLAIMER: This thought experiment is a simple yet fresh (I believe) take on a problem that has been Done to Death. As far as I am aware, I have never seen...

Hmm. Interesting. Putting aside my intractable disbelief of all your premises, I have some clarifying questions to ensure that my mental picture of your proposed Universe is accurate. Which follow up questions need to be asked depend on your answer to this first one, so I'll just post the one...

Haha, nice catch. You are a keen observer. I very much appreciate the invitation, but I suspect I would be poor company --I only play Balanced Brawl, which has soured my taste for the original version, unfortunately. Moreover, I am married and have little free time for such things so I wouldn't...

I believe he is referring to the controversial sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898, which basically triggered the Spanish-American War. There has been a great deal of dispute over the exact circumstances leading to the sinking. There is some (entirely unfounded) speculation that...

Link to original post: 10 minute work-out, 1 hour on my stomach hugging a trash can; SUCCESS! My First Step on the Path to Fitness. Note: This is mostly a sort of journal entry that I'm making so I can look back at this later and appreciate the progress I've made. (Hopefully.)...

One fairly obvious solution is to have players start with an "Inventory" that contains an allotted amount of items, which can be accessed at any time of the player's choosing via some simple input. Players would simply pick which items are in their "Inventory" before the match, as part of the...

First, for anyone unfamiliar with it: The Cogito. Descartes' famous necessary truth; the one foundational belief that cannot ever be doubted. With that out of the way, on to the argument: 1. Cogito ergo sum. 2. Faith can be used to assert: NOT(Cogito ergo sum). 3. NOT(Cogito ergo sum) is...

Edit@kyokoro: You are absolutely correct, he did say that; I fail badly at reading comprehension. Ignore this. @AA: Fair enough. <Wall of text removed for browsing friendliness, since it asked for something that apparently cannot be done anyway.>

You should change that to "Being tripped". "Tripping" makes people think of the vBrawl random-fall-on-your-face-due-to-dash mechanic, which obviously doesn't exist anymore. New people might be confused. As to the overall announcement: :bee: One question though --What exactly is the interaction...

Bowser Bomb is a good enough move (within Bowser's overall moveset, anyway) with viable uses, but the shock wave portion of it (if there even is one?) is useless and is not a good candidate for being buffed.