Identity Isn't In Specific Atoms — LessWrong
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Continuation of: No Individual Particles Followup to: The Generalized Anti-Zombie Principle …
x Identity Isn't In Specific Atoms — LessWrong Personal Identity Physics Personal Blog 58 Identity Isn't In Specific Atoms by Eliezer Yudkowsky 19th Apr 2008 8 min read 73 58 Continuation of : No Individual Particles Followup to : The Generalized Anti-Zombie Principle Suppose I take two atoms of helium-4 in a balloon, and swap their locations via teleportation. I don't move them through the intervening space; I just click my fingers and cause them to swap places. Afterward, the balloon looks just the same, but two of the helium atoms have exchanged positions. Now, did that scenario seem to mak
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