Medical Possible Ways to Create Two Compatible Brains?

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The discussion centers on the feasibility of genetically engineering two brains, such as those of mice, to be compatible with each other. Participants express skepticism about the possibility of achieving identical minds or brains due to the complexity of neural connections and the influence of individual experiences. While some argue that creating two identical brains is impossible, others suggest that advancements in technology could change this perspective in the future. The emotional and cognitive divergence that would occur even with slight differences in experiences is highlighted as a significant barrier. Overall, the consensus leans towards the idea that while current science cannot achieve this, future developments may offer new insights.
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somasimple, I think you're missing the point.
Yes. :redface:

or give some arbitrarily long time scale like a billion years
Wait and see.

ps : but the question was asked few days ago :smile:
 
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hypnagogue said:
somasimple, I think you're missing the point. Moonbear is not at all denying that it would be astronomically difficult to do something like creating a (virtually) identical copy of a brain. Nor is she denying that we have absolutely no means to do this given our current knowledge and technology. She is just maintaining that it might not be categorically impossible for this to be done. Inordinately improbable yes, but not necessarily impossible in principle, at least on some interpretations of the initial question. Again-- assume humanity doesn't annihilate itself but rather continues to progress in knowledge and technology in an unbounded fashion (or give some arbitrarily long time scale like a billion years), and it's no longer at all clear exactly what would be possible and impossible for such an advanced society. Certainly the catalogue of what such a society could do would include many things that today we might think impossible.

Yes, thank you for clarifying my point for me. :smile:
 

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