Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mind uploading

Mind uploading

80% of the article is OR, the rest is highly speculative synthesis from related research. absolutely riven with bad science. not a single research paper discussing the topic is cited. bad stylistically - wikipedia is not a place for personal essays. even the title is not widely used in scientific discussion on the topic. fictional refs and other fictional discussion has it's own page Jw2035 (talk) 22:02, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Delete - for reasons above. Jw2035 (talk) 22:05, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Speedy delete! After reviewing the article, I noticed that non of the cited referenced are related to the topic! All the referenced are related to other procedures. There is absolutely no manuscript or reliable, notable published paper about this topic and as it is mentioned at the beggining of this article, it is just an assumption. Not notable at all and does not have reliable or any, reference. Parvazbato59 (talk) 23:41, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merge Strike all the OR, and merge whatever is left over into Transhumanism or perhaps Life extension. It's a valid enough topic in a science fiction context, but it needs valid citations and reliable sourcing to qualify for its own article in any other context. Anaxial (talk) 13:51, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep There seems to be a confusion between articles deserving deletion and articles needing to be improved. Once the topic is relevant, the point is how the article should be written —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wolpho (talk • contribs) 22:47, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The theory of mind uploading is highly relevant and timely because it is located in the domains of Strong AI (AGI), Computer Science, and Neuroscience. Another way of looking at Mind Uploading is through the concept of Whole Brain Emulation. This could become a substantial field within the decade. It ought not to be incorporated into Transhumanism (as mind uploading is not a philosophy and is not a life extension technique. It is a technological process whereby the contents of the brain could be transferred onto a non-biological platform). Because of Mind Uploading's tie-in with the fields of Computer Science and Neuroscience (including Whole Brain Emulation), it has credence. My suggestion is to give this article a few weeks and let those knowledgeable authors of this technological/scientific topic provide substantial language and references to improve its readability and authenticity. Natasha Vita-More (talk) 00:00, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep A well-known theme in science fiction at least since Arthur C. Clarke's The City and the Stars, futuristic speculation, and philosophy of mind. Such a topic should be covered, and there's enough to say about it to justify an entire article rather than trying to merge somwhere. It's true, however, that the article in its current form needs work. Metamagician3000 (talk) 06:01, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Appears in numerous fiction and nonfiction works, under this name. Widely recognized as an important concept in both futurism and philosophy. --EliezerYudkowsky (talk) 06:10, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]