Thought Experiment: A What-if Scenario Event

This week’s story scenario enters Horrors of Consciousnes.
This event starts at 3 PM.

Keywords: Grief, Artificial Intelligence, Identity, Love, Memory, Consciousness
Someone you loved is gone.
Then a company offers to bring them back.
Same face.
Same voice.
Same memories.
They remember your life together.
They say they still love you.

Welcome to The Thought Experiment—a meetup where we explore large “What if…?” scenarios through discussion, role-play and difficult decisions.
Each session places the group inside one unfolding story.

New information is revealed in phases, forcing participants to reconsider what they believe about identity, morality, technology and human nature.
Some people bring research. Others bring instinct, imagination and personal values. There are no perfect answers. The aim is curiosity, disagreement and the uncomfortable moment when a simple answer stops feeling simple.

This event is for curious minds of all kinds: students, professionals, creatives, science-fiction fans, horror fans, philosophy lovers, or anyone who enjoys thinking differently.

## Event Details

📍 Melbourne Central Lion Hotel
🕒 3 PM start
👥 Small-group event: 6–14 people
🎟 Free for the first 14 people, then $6 plus booking fee
🌐 Tickets: https://thoughtexperiment.au
⌛ Find the table with the hourglass.
Please RSVP, as places are limited.
We ask everyone to purchase a drink from the venue.
Conversational English is required to get the most from the discussion.

## Format

• Introduction and private roles
• An unfolding science-fiction scenario
• Moral and ethical decisions
• Small-group discussion
• Final reveal
• Debrief and optional post-event drinks

No right answers—just curiosity, debate and the possibility that the person you are trying to bring back may not be the only copy in the room.