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Would you give up (walk away from) your current life? (hypothetical situation in the details).

Asked by phaedryx (6129points) August 20th, 2010

Here is the somewhat ridiculous, hypothetical situation:

A person who looks exactly like you comes to visit you. You are surprised, but the person explains:

“You are actually one of my clones. Some years ago I wondered what my life would be like if I were placed in various situations. I created clones of myself and implanted false memories in each of them (including you) and placed them in different environments—just to see how my life might have turned out differently. Of all of them, I think that your life is the most interesting. I am here with an offer to buy it from you. I will step into your life as you and take over for you. I’ve actually been following you for some time, so I’m sure I could pull it off. In turn, I will set you up with a fresh start and new identity anywhere else in the world you would like, even with a generous cash bonus if you want. What do you say? (And remember, I’m the one who set you up in the first place, so this is actually a great deal for you)”

Would you take this person up on their offer? Would you even consider it? Would you make a counter-offer of some kind?

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