Comment by 6gvONxR4sf7o

> Erasing a copy that only diverged from the scan for a few hours would have more in common with blacking out from drinking and losing some memory than dying.

I get where you're coming from, and it opens up crazy questions. Waking up every morning, in what sense am I the same person who went to sleep? What's the difference between a teleporter and a copier that kills the original? What if you keep the original around for a couple minutes and torture them before killing them?

If we ever get to the point where these are practical ethics questions instead of star trek episodes, it's going to be a hell of a ride. I certainly see it more like dying than getting black out drunk.

What would you do if one of your copies changes their mind and doesn't want to "die?"