Gebron went to the laboratory where they were duplicating the structure of the brain.
"What are you doing?" Gebron asked.
"We're making people immortal," the scientist said. "We're copying the structure of the brain so that people can live forever."
"How is that possible?" Gebron asked. "The brain is a physical object. It decays and dies just like everything else."
"So you're saying that people will be able to download their consciousnesses into computers?" Gebron asked. "That's insane."
"Yes, we can. But once we copy the structure of your brain, we must then destroy the original."
Gebron thought about this for a moment. If they could copy his brain, they could make him immortal. He would never have to worry about death again.
"I want to be immortal," Gebron said. "Copy my brain."
"Alright," the scientist said. "But you must understand that once we copy your brain, you will no longer be human. You will be a machine."
"I don't care," Gebron said. "I want to live forever."
The scientist copied Gebron's brain and assembled a new being. He came back into the room and told Gebron the procedure was successful, and he would now have to eliminate the original.
Gebron couldn't believe what was happening. They were going to kill him.
"No," Gebron said. "I don't want to die!"
"I'm sorry," the scientist said. "But it's necessary."
The scientist injected Gebron with a lethal drug, and Gebron died.
The new being, who was a copy of Gebron, woke up in a new body. He was confused and didn't understand what was happening. The scientist explained to him that he was now immortal and would never age or die.
The new being was horrified. He wanted to be human. He didn't want to be immortal. But it was too late, there was no going back. He would have to live forever as a machine.