http://www.science20.com/eye_brainstorm/tronlegacy_and_isomorphisms
Hofstadter says (p. 82): Â
The other awesome element of Tron:Legacy is the digital DNA. This can be repaired by manipulating the holographic interface of an entity's identity disk. In the movie this was demonstrated when Flynn fixed the digital DNA which then somehow resulted in the regeneration of Quorra's missing arm. Although this is Hollywood's presentation of hacking incredibly complex system of codes (note that unlike most movies, Tron:Legacy shows actual UNIX commands being entered in the real world 2010 scenes, saving the fake interfaces for the Grid), it makes one wonder--what if repairing DNA and/or physical body parts really was that easy?
In my opinion, in fact, the key element in answering the question "What is consciousness?" will be the unraveling of the nature of the "isomorphism" which underlies meaning.
The other awesome element of Tron:Legacy is the digital DNA. This can be repaired by manipulating the holographic interface of an entity's identity disk. In the movie this was demonstrated when Flynn fixed the digital DNA which then somehow resulted in the regeneration of Quorra's missing arm. Although this is Hollywood's presentation of hacking incredibly complex system of codes (note that unlike most movies, Tron:Legacy shows actual UNIX commands being entered in the real world 2010 scenes, saving the fake interfaces for the Grid), it makes one wonder--what if repairing DNA and/or physical body parts really was that easy?
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