Digital Immortality. Philosophical and Social Consequences / Question 1
ASX-12-017-Q01 · Part I · Interstellar Spirituality · Chapter 2: The Planetary Stage
Spirituality Across Life Forms
Comparison of meaning, belief and continuity across different embodiments, cognitive architectures and cultural conditions.
Read the full painting meaning →This question examines simulation governance. Control over a simulated environment can give its operators extensive power over conditions experienced by its inhabitants. Its surrounding discussion also concerns identity continuity: alteration, duplication, or transfer of an agent can make persistence of identity and responsibility ambiguous.
The analytical issue is how these conditions affect the proposed mechanism, technical dependencies, control interfaces, and failure conditions. The node treats the potential dysfunction as an open problem: its identification does not demonstrate that the anticipated outcome will occur or that an assumed technology is feasible.
Main problem
Control over a simulated environment can give its operators extensive power over conditions experienced by its inhabitants.
Central question
What limits and accountability mechanisms should apply to those who control a simulated environment?
Analytical connections
Technology
For this simulation governance problem, technology examines the proposed mechanism, technical dependencies, control interfaces, and failure conditions.
Temporality
For this simulation governance problem, temporality examines decision horizons, asynchronous experience, institutional duration, and long-term commitments.
Social Structure
For this simulation governance problem, social structure examines group membership, social differentiation, cohesion, and the distribution of roles.
Worldview / Philosophy
For this simulation governance problem, worldview / philosophy examines assumptions about knowledge, identity, reality, and the criteria used to justify conclusions.
Ethics / Moral Consideration
For this simulation governance problem, ethics / moral consideration examines consent, exposure to harm, unequal treatment, and the scope of moral protection.
Consciousness / Psychology
For this simulation governance problem, consciousness / psychology examines subjective experience, identity, agency, and the psychological effects of the scenario.
Original source prose and question wording remain in the book. The summary and central question are analytical restatements; the author’s complete wording remains in the cited source.
ASX positions and scientific context
- P1 scope
- P2 scope
- C position: not established
- Not assessed as validated
Physical scope and coordination themes describe fields of inquiry. They do not establish a measured capability or scientific validation.
Associated paintings
- Astral Space Exploration: The Cosmic Ascension
- Astral Space Exploration: The Creating is the Nature of Cosmos
- Astral Space Exploration: The Cosmic Consciousness
- Astral Space Exploration: The Cosmic Council
- Astral Space Exploration: Cosmic Order
- Astral Space Exploration: The Dreams of Prophecy
- Astral Space Exploration: The Key of Kosmopolis
- Astral Space Exploration: The Holy Supernova
- Spirituality Across Life Forms
Source organization
- part of: ASX-12-017
Citation
Kaikhan Salakhov (2024). Astral Space Exploration: The Cosmic Renaissance: The Fundamental Principles of Cosmocybernetics. Part I, “Astral Space Exploration Grid: Interstellar Spirituality Through Stages of Development”; Chapter 2, “The Planetary Stage”; discussion: “Digital Immortality. Philosophical and Social Consequences”; question 1, p. 30. Page references follow the supplied 852-page edition; pagination in other editions may differ. Library reference: ASX-12-017-Q01. https://www.asxgrid.app/library/records/ASX-12-017-Q01.html
Page references follow the supplied 852-page edition; pagination in other editions may differ..
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