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Why Teleportation Would Kill You

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Why Teleportation Would Kill You

CGP Grey asks whether Star Trek-style teleportation would kill you and recreate a copy, working through the philosophy of identity and the Ship of Theseus. It is a short animated explainer.

Pointed to in threads about mind uploading and teleportation as a good, accessible look at personal identity.

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