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Continuum experiment

From Aware Theory

A continuum experiment is an experiment that is done over and over again where the conditions of the experiment are only slightly changed each time. For example, the switching of the parts of a cidentireplica with that of an original or other cidentireplica. We can imagine switching one atom at a time. The first experiment we switch one atom. The second experiment we switch two, and so on with each progressive experiment until we switch all the atoms. We want to know what happens to the consciousness and ixperiencitness during each one of these experiments. Awaretheory makes the prediction that they have the same consciousness and ixperiencitness to begin with and at each progressive experiment. But if you do not accept multiplicity, it means that you believe that the consciousness and or ixperiencitness is different between the original and any cidentireplica of the original. This also means that every cidentireplica that exists at the same time as the original will have a different ixperiencitness as any other cidentireplica of the original.

In the continuum experiment of switching one atom with each other between the original and the cidentireplica what happens to the consciousness and ixperiencitness of the original and cidentireplica. If you believe that they have different ixperiencitnesses at what point do the ixperiencitnesses switch places or do they disappear or are they replaced with another ixperiencitness. If my argument has to prove that the original and cidentireplica have the same consciousness and ixperiencitness. The other side should have to prove that they do not have the same consciousness and ixperiencitness.

It might and has been argued that at the fifty/ fifty split point the cidentireplica now has the ixperiencitness of the original and visa versa. It seems bizarre that one atom make that much difference to consciousness and ixperiencitness. What happen whens we do the same type of experiment with three or more bodies an original and two cidentireplica of this original? They could end up with just a third of their original atoms. What ixperiencitness will they have when they just have 33% of their original atoms? If the bodies have to have the 50% or more of their original atoms to have the same ixperiencitness then none will have their original ixperiencitness. So what ixperiencitness will they have? None? Will they have brand new ixperiencitness? Does this mean that ixperiencitness is tied to a specific group of matter? But the matter in the body is always being replaced by new matter?