'Blade Runner': philosophical implications in Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic

AProudLefty said:
I've created a couple of threads long time ago on it. Here's an example.

AProudLefty

Thread 'The Entire Star Trek Enterprise Crew Has Been Dead Since First Teleportation'

Food for thought for you.

There are two episodes on this. What happens when the teleportor malfunctions and you remand behind and there's a copy of you on a planet. So who is this copy? It certainly isn't you.


So the standard teleportation scene in sci-fi goes something like this: You step into the teleportation chamber here on Earth, the technician presses a few buttons, a beam sweeps over you, and moments later you materialize in a teleportation chamber on Venus (a lovely vacation destination; bring your sunscreen).

Of course, sci-fi is not science, so it can gloss over the finer...
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Oh, that's a great thought experiment that gets right to the heart of personal identity.

Riker was split into two distinct individuals in TNG by the transporter. That is a real conundrum.
 
Crepitus said:
Replicant.
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No, a replicant is not a biological race, but rather a manufactured, artificial species or type of synthetic humanoid.What is a Replicant?Artificial Beings: In science fiction franchises like Blade Runner and NieR Replicant, replicants are lab-grown, bioengineered lifeforms rather than natural humans or a distinct ethnic/biological race.Function over Identity: They are engineered by corporations or systems to serve specific purposes, such as slave labor or physical stand-ins, rather than evolving naturally through human lineages.Thematic Parallels: While not a race, the way society treats replicants often mirrors real-world systemic racism, prejudice, and the exploitation of marginalized labor classes (such as being targeted with slurs like "skin-job").
 
Cypress said:
Blade Runner was unlike any sci fi movie I had seen to that point. It dropped all the cheese factor of most sci fi and produced a unique dark cyber-punk vibe with a smart and memorable story.
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Admit it, you just got off on that blonde robot chic.

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Says Hawkeye The Wise: From the dystopia of Olympia Wa

I have not been to Seattle since 2019......my last trip to Portland was a few years before that....and I once spent a lot of time in both cities.

I want to remember them before the fall.
 
As we were driving up FIVE relocating from Ft Huachuca as we pulled into town I literally said "BACK TO CIVILIZATION!"

May 2004.....years before the fall.
 
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