Immortality exists in several forms, each with its own imperfections. A lot depends on how you view what comprises a “self”. Can a pianist be so well practiced and studied in Bach that the intuition is fine tuned as such that a brain scan of Bach and a brain scan of the modern pianist would show similar structures with regards to musical areas? I think so. Does that mean Bach is back in that pianist? It’s all how you view it.

Immortality exists in several forms, each with its own imperfections.
A lot depends on how you view what comprises a “self”.

Can a pianist be so well practiced and studied in Bach that the intuition is fine tuned as such that a brain scan of Bach and a brain scan of the modern pianist would show similar structures with regards to musical areas?

I think so.

Does that mean Bach is back in that pianist?

It’s all how you view it.

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