The original name of "Ghost in the Shell" is "Ghost in the Shell". In fact, there can be a more "intellectual" translation-Phipi Dog ("Pipi" team corresponds to Shell, and "dog" is the transliteration of Ghost). just kidding.
As a classic animated film of cyberpunk, I want to use a cyberpunk way to conduct a thought experiment to introduce and extend the spiritual core of this movie and cyberpunk.
The experiment starts:
You are a normal growth person, with healthy limbs, a flexible mind, and many memories that can't be said to be good or bad.
Unfortunately, you've had a flying accident, it could be a car accident, it could be a workshop accident, or whatever. You may have the following situations, please think carefully about the question after each situation:
1. Fortunately, you just broke a leg, missed the best treatment time, and had to amputate. So in order to appear decent, you have a prosthetic limb. If you don't walk, you can't see it at all.
Q: The one with a prosthetic limb, or is it you?
2. Very unfortunate, the accident is very serious, all your body organs are failing, except your brain. Brain dead has not been declared medically, can't bear to lose your family and hope you survive. Fortunately, the progress of medicine and technology is breathtaking. In addition to prosthetic arms and prosthetic legs, there are also artificial hearts, artificial livers, etc., the entire physiological system can be produced. The operation was very successful, and the doctor successfully put your brain into the whole set of prostheses. The prosthesis is not the same as your original body, and requires some maintenance on a regular basis, but the good thing is that you find that you can run faster and jump higher than before. You don't even need to bring your mobile phone when you go out, because the mobile phone is directly built into your left hand, and you can make calls and swipe Zhihu by raising your hand.
Q: Is it you who put your brain into a whole set of prosthetics?
(Compared with the first case, only the degree of prostheticization is higher)
3. It is still very unfortunate, the accident is very serious, all your body organs are failing, except your brain. Fortunately, the cloning technology has been released. You are a clone who is exactly like you in the breeding center of the hospital. "He" was born for you. To ensure that you have your own memories and thoughts, just transplant your brain into "his" brain. The surgery was very successful and you are almost exactly the same as you were before the accident.
Q: Is it you who put your brain in a cloned body?
(Compared to case 2, it just changes the container for your brain)
4. Sorry again, the accident was serious, all your body organs are failing except your brain. But very coincidentally, the perpetrator was declared brain dead due to excessive brain stimulation, but his other organs were intact. The surgeons whispered for a while through the masks, and decided to transplant your brain into his skull in order to "minimize the loss". The surgery was very successful and you woke up after the effects of the anesthetic wore off. However, you looked in the mirror and thought it was me?
Q: Is it you who put your brain in another person's body?
(Compared to case 2/3, it's still just a container for your brain)
5. The most unfortunate thing has happened, all your body organs are failing, including your brain. However, with the advancement of technology, all your memories and thoughts can be transplanted into the brain of a bionic human. That's right, don't worry, it's a full copy, it won't be lost. In the future, you will also think according to your original way of thinking, recall your childhood, and dream about the nightmares you often have.
Q: The android with all your memories and thoughts, is that you?
(Compared to the previous situation, we even gave up the brain as a container)
6. The most unfortunate thing has happened, all your body organs are failing, including your brain. However, the production of androids is insufficient, and your data will take a while to be transplanted. Don't worry, we can store you in the database first, cloud storage. This is the account password. During this period, your family members can log in online at any time and communicate with you. Even in these days without a body, you can still think about the future, you can reminisce about the past, and interestingly, you can even dream. In fact, many people finally choose to give up transplanting bionic people, because after all, it is more convenient to surf the Internet.
Q: You have become a "data" person without a body, is this still you?
7. The doctor logs into the network and connects with you.
Doctor: Hello, are you there?
You: I'm here, just reading the latest Playboy e-newsletter. Life in the cloud is, as you said, really convenient. I'm considering whether to give up on transplanting androids.
Doctor: I have something very important to tell you...
You: what's the matter?
Doctor: This is really a miracle in medicine. You, to be precise, your being, miraculously resurrected in a hospital morgue. All the indicators are currently in good health and will be discharged soon.
you:……
Doctor: I'm a little unsure right now, are you still you, or that there are two you in this world. I don't know what to do with you now? Is it up to him to decide your destiny, or is it up to you to decide his destiny...
8.
what are you?
View more about Ghost in the Shell reviews
