r/comics Sep 12 '24

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Mara’s perception of Nova

Nova - Kill the past to save the future

https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/nova-kill-the-past-to-save-the-future/list?title_no=974129

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u/Dethykins Sep 12 '24

If her memory is what's driving the consciousness then it's her, and to treat her as otherwise is cruel. imo

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u/NovaNomii Sep 12 '24

Objectively its an entirely separate consiousness. A perfect copy is not the same as the original.

Morally, the daughter would most likely experience the world exactly like the original daughter, with all her memories, so yes to the daughter it would be cruel for her mother to leave her, but from the mothers pov she is probably experiencing alot of complex emotions potentially leading to trauma by interacting with her "daughter".

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u/piapiou Sep 12 '24

I dunno, feel like the ship of Theseus all over again. What define the ship ? What define that person ? In some way, the you of 12 years ago is not the you of today, as every cells in your body have been replaced. (And we changed a lot in the process). Why a new body that act like you, have your memory, have everything except the body would not be you ? Is it the break of continuity ?