One of the critical aspects to note about the Mindscan process regards what happens to the Mindscan (artificial body) and the shed skin (biological body). Note that the interaction between the two occurs only when the biological person is allowed to see the artificial body that will be a new home for his consciousness. Once the transfer process is completed, the biological body or person is transferred to High Eden, a luxurious place located on the moon where the person will live for the rest of his or her life until he dies (Sawyer, 2005). When the person in question dies, his body is cremated and since it is considered that the person still lives on earth, there are no markers or graves to indicate his final resting place. On the other hand, after being uploaded with consciousness, the Mindscan (artificial body) is allowed to return back to society and assume the identity of the person whose consciousness it carries. Furthermore, the Mindscan is upgraded once in a while as technology advances.
Mindscan过程中需要注意的一个关键方面是Mindscan（人造身体）和脱落皮肤（生物身体）的情况。请注意，只有当生物人被允许看到人造身体，这将是他的意识的新家园时，两者之间的相互作用才会发生。一旦转移过程完成，生物体或人将被转移到高伊甸园，这是一个位于月球上的豪华场所，人将在那里度过余生直至死亡（Sawyer，2005）。当此人死亡时，他的尸体将被火化，因为人们认为此人仍然生活在地球上，所以没有标记或坟墓来表明他的最终安息地。另一方面，在上传意识后，Mindscan（人造身体）被允许返回社会，并承担其意识所承载的人的身份。此外，随着技术的进步，Mindscan偶尔会升级一次。
Essay 2 论文
Despite the argument that Sawyer presents in his novel that the Mindscan was capable of replicating every movement that a human had ever before, such as Karen’s ability to execute graceful moves, an analysis of the issue from a biological perspective proves otherwise. Arguably, the neuronal network plays a critical role in facilitating both conscious and unconscious movement of the human body. Whereas this is the case, Sawyer (2005) observes that the scanning chamber that replicated the consciousness of the real human beings only capture the snapshot of the mind and as such, preserved a human being’s consciousness.
Whereas this is the case, Sawyer (2005) does not in any way indicate whether the scanning chambers replicated the neuronal networks of the people that wanted their consciousness replicated. Note that while such consciousness could play a critical role in integrating the old memories of a person into the artificial bodies, it may not necessarily help replicate the movement of the person in question considering the fact that such movement depends heavily on their neuronal networks. For example, when one raised up his or her hand, even when his or her eyes are closed, one can gauge whether he or she has raised the hand over his head or not. Similarly, the existence of neuronal networks plays a critical role in controlling the unconscious movement of individuals. In this case, neuronal network helps in stimulating reflex actions that are not dependent on conscious stimulation of movement. For example, if one sense heat that is beyond certain temperatures, one is likely to pull away his or her hand rapidly from the fire “without even thinking” to avoid getting burned. Speaking from this point of view, it is impossible for Mindscan Karen to execute graceful moves or be a skilful driver after the transfer due to the fact that whereas the scanning chamber capture her consciousness and as such her memories of what she had done in the past, it did not capture the neuronal network that is necessary to control movement both consciously and unconsciously. Notably, from the account of the incidence where the dog, Clamhead, bit Mindscan Jake, Sawyer (2005) notes there was totally no reaction from Jake to indicate reflex action as a way to avoid being bitten or even a try to get off the dog from biting him. This is an indication that both Mindscan Jake and Karen lacked neuronal network to control their movement. Therefore, whereas Mindscan Karen could have memories of executing graceful moves or driving skilful, executing such actions were difficult since it lacked the framework to execute and control movement in a certain way.
尽管索耶在他的小说中提出了这样一个论点，即思维扫描能够复制人类以往的每一个动作，比如凯伦优雅的动作，但从生物学角度对这个问题的分析却证明了这一点。可以说，神经网络在促进人体有意识和无意识运动方面起着关键作用。鉴于这种情况，Sawyer（2005）观察到，复制真实人类意识的扫描室只捕获了大脑的快照，因此保留了人类的意识。尽管如此，Sawyer（2005）并未以任何方式表明扫描室是否复制了想要复制意识的人的神经网络。请注意，虽然这种意识在将人的旧记忆整合到人造身体中起着关键作用，但考虑到这种运动严重依赖于他们的神经网络，它不一定有助于复制有关人的运动。例如，当一个人举起手时，即使他或她的眼睛是闭着的，他或她也可以判断他或她是否已将手举过头顶。同样，神经元网络的存在在控制个体的无意识运动中起着关键作用。在这种情况下，神经网络有助于刺激不依赖于有意识运动刺激的反射动作。例如，如果一个人感觉到超过一定温度的热量，他或她的手很可能会“不假思索”地迅速从火中抽离，以避免烫伤。从这个角度讲，Mindscan Karen不可能在转会后做出优雅的动作或成为一名熟练的司机，因为扫描室捕捉到了她的意识以及她对过去所做事情的记忆，它没有捕捉到有意识和无意识控制运动所必需的神经网络。值得注意的是，从Clamhead狗咬伤Jake的发生率来看，Sawyer（2005）指出，Jake完全没有反应表明反射动作是避免被咬伤的一种方式，甚至是试图摆脱狗咬他的行为。这表明Mindscan Jake和Karen都缺乏控制运动的神经网络。因此，尽管Mindscan Karen可能有优雅动作或熟练驾驶的记忆，但执行此类动作很困难，因为它缺乏以某种方式执行和控制动作的框架。