Board 8 > If reliable and safe teleportation existed

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Would you still use cars just as much as you do now?

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Nope. Why pay for gas and risk idiots on the road if you don't have to

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Since I barely use cars as it is... yes. I would use them as much as I do now.

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From: DeathChicken | Posted: 6/30/2012 7:44:14 PM | #002

Nope. Why pay for gas and risk idiots on the road if you don't have to

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this and the fact that I hate driving.

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The teleportation would cost more than gas tbqh

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If teleportation existed think of how much drunk driving would cease? Omfg.

Bars owners would make so much dime on that s***.

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But what about drunk teleporting.

"I can get home just fine thank you."

Then you end up inside a wall.

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Why would anyone use cars.

Granted, it is fun to drive every once in awhile, but 99% of the time I think most people would just teleport.

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Yeah I would probably never use cars again honestly. I hate driving.

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From: StealThisSheen | #007

But what about drunk teleporting.

"I can get home just fine thank you."

Then you end up inside a wall.

I was just thinking about the risks of drunk teleportation

"Don't drink and teleport"

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I think a majority of people actually don't like to drive, they just do it out of necessity

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From: voltch | #001
Would you still use cars just as much as you do now?
You mean like once a week? No, I'd reduce it to zero times a week.

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I've always been a bit wary of the idea of teleportation. The idea, correct me if I'm wrong, is that if you're destroyed and then a copy of you is made on the other end. But then doesn't that mean that you're dead? Sure, the copy will have all your memories and personalities and everything, but it will not be the original, made from the same cells. You have ceased to be and been replaced with a copy.

And that worries me.

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FAHtastic posted...

I've always been a bit wary of the idea of teleportation. The idea, correct me if I'm wrong, is that if you're destroyed and then a copy of you is made on the other end. But then doesn't that mean that you're dead? Sure, the copy will have all your memories and personalities and everything, but it will not be the original, made from the same cells. You have ceased to be and been replaced with a copy.

And that worries me.

Spoony made the same sort of comment on his Twitter today.

Uglyface2 posted...

FAHtastic posted...

I've always been a bit wary of the idea of teleportation. The idea, correct me if I'm wrong, is that if you're destroyed and then a copy of you is made on the other end. But then doesn't that mean that you're dead? Sure, the copy will have all your memories and personalities and everything, but it will not be the original, made from the same cells. You have ceased to be and been replaced with a copy.

And that worries me.

Spoony made the same sort of comment on his Twitter today.

I don't know who Spoony is. Is he a bard?

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Teleportation is cool and I would definably use it when I know the destination that I am going to

But if I just moved to a new house, or on tour in another country, I would still need a car to scout out where the nearest steakhouses, and 7-elevens are. Besides I liked driving. Also, can the teleportation device be used when I am holding something like a BBQ grill? Maybe I can put the teleportation device in the trunk and then teleport my car with myself, that would be better than just teleportation

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Teleportation the star-trek way is destroying you, and building a new copy of you. The technology could just as easily be used to make a copy of you at a location.

If that's what we're talking about, then no. I would never do that. The moment I did, I would die.

If it's something like portal, then yes. Gates like that would be fantastically useful.

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Teleportation would basically mean crime sprees everywhere

And lots of corpses out in space of people who put in the wrong coordinates.

Drunk teleport engineers

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Also half fly/human mutations.

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Also lots of guys teleporting into girls' houses

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Gwindor posted...

Teleportation the star-trek way is destroying you, and building a new copy of you. The technology could just as easily be used to make a copy of you at a location.

If that's what we're talking about, then no. I would never do that. The moment I did, I would die.

If it's something like portal, then yes. Gates like that would be fantastically useful.

So wait, you're saying that you are cells?

Well you're far more at risk right now, where trillions of your cells are dying and getting replaced. Within one year, none of the same atoms you're composed of now will remain. Wouldn't your anti teleportation preference also a strong desire to invent a time stopping device so that none of your cells are replaced?

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what if you make a perfect, exact copy of you but didn't destroy the original using the teleporter device

have you ever thought about THAT

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maybe, lol

I wouldn't drive as much as i do now, but I do enjoy driving sometimes, so I'd still drive around a little. Plus with all the people teleporting, think how many fewer cars there would be on the road.

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Nope. I hate driving.

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Not a chance. I'd love teleporting everywhere. Could go to any restaurant/store around the world anytime, live where I wanted without caring about what else is near, never use a public restroom again, hang out with any friend no matter where they've moved, etc. I'm not a huge fan of driving either.

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From: Silverliner182V | Posted: 7/1/2012 1:26:18 AM | #026
what if you make a perfect, exact copy of you but didn't destroy the original using the teleporter device

have you ever thought about THAT
There was actually a star trek episode about that and I hate myself for knowing that.

What? Trek rocks.

Except when it's terrible, yeah.

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Wow, I had no idea so many guys here had vaginas. What red-blooded male doesn't like driving a car?

Do you guys hate roller coasters also?

That being said, no I wouldn't drive as much because teleporting to work would save me time and possibly money (how expensive is teleportation?). Driving would become a leisure activity for me.

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Driving can be pretty fun, yeah. I just don't own a car right now because I seriously have like no reason to. I drive my friend to work with his roommate's car every Saturday though.

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My comment was directed mostly at all the b****es who talked about how much they dislike driving

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I dunno why, I just felt strangely compelled to answer. Must be wasting my night.

I'm gonna go call my friend up for beers, this is sort of depressing.

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Considering I don't drive anywhere right now since I don't have a car, yes, I would use cars just as often.

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Well I for one love to drive. And since it seems so many people don't like it as much, that just means more road for me. I'd probably drive more.

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From: KingBartz | #032

Do you guys hate roller coasters also?

Nope.

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I definitely wouldn't drive as often, but I would still drive from time to time. Teleportation would be convenient, especially for errands or commute to work, but I think there's something to be said for the sense of journey I get from driving to new destinations, or just driving in general. That's the largest part of why I enjoy driving.

With fewer people on the road, that would drastically cut down on traffic, which would allow me to enjoy that element of driving that I appreciate.

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ToukaOone posted...

Gwindor posted...

Teleportation the star-trek way is destroying you, and building a new copy of you. The technology could just as easily be used to make a copy of you at a location.

If that's what we're talking about, then no. I would never do that. The moment I did, I would die.

If it's something like portal, then yes. Gates like that would be fantastically useful.

So wait, you're saying that you are cells?

Well you're far more at risk right now, where trillions of your cells are dying and getting replaced. Within one year, none of the same atoms you're composed of now will remain. Wouldn't your anti teleportation preference also a strong desire to invent a time stopping device so that none of your cells are replaced?

Well, that's what we are. The difference is that in the natural flow of time, the cells are dying and being replaced gradually at such a rate that it is unnoticeable. In the case of teleportation (at least in the Star Trek way), all of your cells are destroyed at once and then copied. You would die and an exact copy would take your place on the other end with all your memories and personality and who believes they are the original.

To the outside world, your existence would continue as normal through the teleported copy, but the original you is dead and gone.

I suppose you could argue against this if you believe in souls, but, well, I don't.

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how safe are we talking. I mean, my fear with teleportation is always someone deciding to troll and toss a penny into the exit.

My teleporting philosophy is always going to be "if I cant see it I wont teleport to it".

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Man if you thought Car insurance was a pain in the ass, just look at Teleportation insurance.

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