Do they come back the way they were the day they died? At their peak of health? Do they have all their prior knowledge? Meaning if they come back at age 25 and died at 100 years old, do they have the memory of a 100 year old or a 25 year old?
How long will they be around? If it’s for a limited period, do they know their time is limited?
Do they have knowledge of life after death? Can they describe the afterlife?
Who knows about this? Am I the only one or is it a big, public project?
What about if we bring back someone who only spoke a dead language? Do they speak a modern language?
I’d imagine the cleanest version is bringing them back at peak physical health, but with all the knowledge and memories they had at the moment they died. Otherwise it feels less like revival and more like cloning or time travel.
As for how long they stay, I think it only works if it’s permanent and they know it. A secret time limit or hidden rules would be cruel, and it would completely change how they behave.
I also don’t love the idea of them having clear knowledge of an afterlife. If they knew for sure what comes next, it would distort everything they say and do here suddenly every opinion becomes gospel.
I’d keep it semi-public: governments and scientists know, but not a spectacle. Turning it into a public project would reduce the person to a symbol instead of letting them just be human again.
Language-wise, I’d assume they keep what they knew, but gain the ability to communicate otherwise you’re reviving someone just to trap them in isolation.
Basically, the more normal the revival is, the more ethical it feels. The moment it turns into a gimmick or experiment, it stops being about bringing someone back and starts being about using them.
What are the rules?
Do they come back the way they were the day they died? At their peak of health? Do they have all their prior knowledge? Meaning if they come back at age 25 and died at 100 years old, do they have the memory of a 100 year old or a 25 year old?
How long will they be around? If it’s for a limited period, do they know their time is limited?
Do they have knowledge of life after death? Can they describe the afterlife?
Who knows about this? Am I the only one or is it a big, public project?
What about if we bring back someone who only spoke a dead language? Do they speak a modern language?
I’d imagine the cleanest version is bringing them back at peak physical health, but with all the knowledge and memories they had at the moment they died. Otherwise it feels less like revival and more like cloning or time travel. As for how long they stay, I think it only works if it’s permanent and they know it. A secret time limit or hidden rules would be cruel, and it would completely change how they behave. I also don’t love the idea of them having clear knowledge of an afterlife. If they knew for sure what comes next, it would distort everything they say and do here suddenly every opinion becomes gospel. I’d keep it semi-public: governments and scientists know, but not a spectacle. Turning it into a public project would reduce the person to a symbol instead of letting them just be human again. Language-wise, I’d assume they keep what they knew, but gain the ability to communicate otherwise you’re reviving someone just to trap them in isolation. Basically, the more normal the revival is, the more ethical it feels. The moment it turns into a gimmick or experiment, it stops being about bringing someone back and starts being about using them.