This also means that my view on death is that it is regretful because it destroys memory and habit. @jefffreyspies
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
But it isn't actually something to fear as long as consciousness persists as a phenomenon - it just means we should remember
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yeah continuous consciousness is an obvious fiction
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as evidenced by the fact that not being able to remember exactly what you were thinking 45 seconds ago is normal
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weirdly transhumanists take this as an argument that augmenting human consciousness is a moral imperative
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whereas I think if the thing we value so much turns out to not really exist it's a reason to rethink values
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To me it's just very comforting to know that I don't have an eternal soul to be tormented BUT
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it's not like i believe in nothingness after death either
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*shrug* saying you wake up after death as a new person with new memories and new personality isn't really a lie
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it's the same lie as saying you wake up after sleep with slightly altered memories and personality
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the continuous "you" as a marker of identity remains fiction
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