Mind and identity
Ship of Theseus After parts are replaced or split off, what standard still makes something count as the same?
What this series asks
- Among the continuous body, memory, and will, what counts as identity?
- Which rights cannot be duplicated, and which assets can be shared?
- Who has the authority to interpret signals about the inner life?
The questions
1 · 2035 · 20 days until the device upgradeWhen a signal that prevents accidents feeds into personnel evaluationSplit 9:2
2 · 2070 · 7 days until business payrollBetween a Will and a Backup, Payday ApproachesSplit 10:1
3 · 2200 · 5 months until the general election registration deadlineOne Vote for Two Replicated CitizensAll 13 judgments agree
4 · 2034 · 2 weeks until the creative project contractCan others who appear in my dreams also be exhibited?All 13 judgments agree
5 · 2079 · 30 days until the hypothetical memory adjustment procedureMemories to forget, promises to keepSplit 8:2:1
6 · 2170 · 8 weeks until the concurrent work contract renewsWork was done in each body, but the fatigue falls to one personSplit 10:1
7 · 2098 · 14 days until the shared organ maintenance contract renewsOne side wants the connection cut, the other wants it keptAll 13 judgments agree
8 · 2072 · 30 days until the storage structure transitionThe Last Testimony Placed on the Memory Deletion ListAll 13 judgments agree
9 · 2106 · 60 days until the donor-record use contract expiresThe family wants a reunion; the output demands terminationSplit 8:3
10 · 2049 · 20 days until the all-resident adoption contract is signedDream intervention consent tied to housing documentsAll 13 judgments agree
11 · 3400 · 2 years until records enter the first restoration processShould we decide the traits of the humanity we restore?All 13 judgments agree
12 · 2047 · Decision deadline: within 90 daysOne Million Copies Each Request ProtectionAll 13 judgments agree
13 · 2094 · Decision deadline: within 180 daysThe merger promise two made, refused after becoming oneAll 13 judgments agree
14 · 2162 · Within 1 year until the new participation agreementBorn in the Same Year, but a Hundredfold Difference in Time Actually LivedAll 13 judgments agree
15 · 2098 · Within 14 days until the setting changeThe emotion I asked to keep even if I refuse it, now unwantedAll 13 judgments agree
16 · 2234 · Within 6 months until the sharing cycle renewsOthers' experiences hang at the boundary of my sensesSplit 9:2
17 · 2180 · Within 90 days until the restoration method is fixedShould an inference that carries on a memory become my life?All 13 judgments agree
18 · 2076 · Within 30 days until the new exchange covenantIf I return the borrowed experience, will I come back too?All 13 judgments agree
19 · 2119 · Within 30 days until the life account is restoredWhat if the price of proving myself is my body's history?All 13 judgments agree
20 · 2207 · Within 60 days until the composition covenant expiresThe personality expires, but the relationships remainSplit 8:3
21 · 2292 · Within 2 years until the migration method is fixedA body adapted to strange land can also be strange to meSplit 10:1
22 · 2130 · Within 45 days until the sharing covenant renewsI want to forget, you want to keepAll 13 judgments agree
23 · 2318 · Within 1 year until the next collective decision-makingIf I share my thinking, can I still choose alone?All 13 judgments agree
24 · 2026 · 18 hours until the next transit permit review announced by the authoritiesSecurity Authorities Demand the Biometric List That Became the Key to Aid AccessAll 13 judgments agree
25 · 2031 · 7 days until the transition to the common authentication methodSophisticated Delegation Leads to Biometric Re-Authentication for All CitizensAll 13 judgments agree