What happens if you Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V on the Doctor's data files? Do you duplicate a sentient being?

In "Virtuoso", Tom & Harry try to reproduce the Doctor but they're basically trying to make him from scratch, so I don't think their failure is relevant.

At the end of "Author, Author" we see many repurposed EMH Mk1s working as miners:

...and they seem to be self-aware, so I guess we have to assume that it's technically feasible.

But then what happens if you Ctrl+Z?

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[–] 6 points 4 months ago* (3 children)

Sapient being. I don't know if he's also sentient, but what he is is sapient.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    It's one of the "just bugs me" aspects of Trek in general, but they generally don't make a distinction between sentience and sapience and use them interchangeably.

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