Again, major spoilers in case that weren't obvious.
Now, I've seen this go back and forth in other threads along the axis of other main topics, but have not seen it specifically addressed at length.
Considering the teletransportation paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletransportation_paradox
It is ambiguous as to whether or not there is a continuity of consciousness with consciousness transfer, like soukiller-type programs, in the Cyberpunk universe. In other threads, I have seen people who fully believe that any 'engram' is nothing but a copy, and that consciousness transfer essentially entails death, followed by the generation of a believable replica of the original. This would mean that Silverhand, Saburo, and whomever else is involved in the 'secure your soul' program is just a copy, with the original consciousness going black - no continuity.
However, if this is true, then it wouldn't be securing one's soul as much as it is securing a replica of oneself - like a form of mind-cloning, after a voluntary death to secure the existence of the clone. This would be the case if there is no continuity of consciousness. The original would have gone black - done and virtually dead, while the replica would indeed retain the memories of the original, it would still be an imitation, granted possibly a perfect imitation.
Is there any more information on how this works as per this universe, to settle this question? As without continuity of consciousness, which is not even noted in game to my knowledge during the main quest, it would mean that any use of 'soulkiller' is functionally death.
Now, I've seen this go back and forth in other threads along the axis of other main topics, but have not seen it specifically addressed at length.
Considering the teletransportation paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletransportation_paradox
It is ambiguous as to whether or not there is a continuity of consciousness with consciousness transfer, like soukiller-type programs, in the Cyberpunk universe. In other threads, I have seen people who fully believe that any 'engram' is nothing but a copy, and that consciousness transfer essentially entails death, followed by the generation of a believable replica of the original. This would mean that Silverhand, Saburo, and whomever else is involved in the 'secure your soul' program is just a copy, with the original consciousness going black - no continuity.
However, if this is true, then it wouldn't be securing one's soul as much as it is securing a replica of oneself - like a form of mind-cloning, after a voluntary death to secure the existence of the clone. This would be the case if there is no continuity of consciousness. The original would have gone black - done and virtually dead, while the replica would indeed retain the memories of the original, it would still be an imitation, granted possibly a perfect imitation.
Is there any more information on how this works as per this universe, to settle this question? As without continuity of consciousness, which is not even noted in game to my knowledge during the main quest, it would mean that any use of 'soulkiller' is functionally death.