Digital information does not last even short. Living beings last longer, and we are always changing, morphing our memories with new events and imaginations. Life has stored our most basic (and profound?) knowledge in genes, DNA, and such. Just what of what we know will survive, ought survive? What is worth saving? Consider the value of poop: what could we learn from studying this from the desert fathers and mothers? If we could have downloaded Einstein’s brain, or Leonardo’s, how long would before we’d stop looking there? How long do we care to live and remain relevant?
:- Doug.
