hexperiment
The Experimentalist
well, I really meant that the progress would slow down... and it is debatable but I don't feel like going thereErrr, but medical technology isn’t the only reason for scientific advancement. In the same way one could argue that in a world without violence there would be no military spending (which obviously advanced technologies much, much more than medicinal research) :|
As for your question, what exactly is the difference between the two?
The difference is, if you transfer, you have your consciousness onto a computer which basically makes you technically immortal. To create a copy of your mind onto a computer, you have an immortal copy of yourself inside a computer while you still enjoy your body.