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Choices can change. This would require some changes in laws on euthanasia obviously, nothing insurmountable.

Presuming you would actually live in such a state even - perfecting this technology will require other ground breaking research, some of which might be able to handle Alzheimer's.



> Choices can change. This would require some changes in laws on euthanasia obviously, nothing insurmountable.

Sure but questions arise:

"How much mental trauma/cognitive damage can a normal human mind sustain before it is no longer capable of comprehending its choices (or even the concept of "choice") at all?"

"Will the brain-in-a-vat scenario exceed that limit?"

> ...some of which might be able to handle Alzheimer's

As I alluded to before, is it possible to unscramble an egg?




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