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Tag: Fear of death

SMBC: So, how long do we live?

Click through for full sized version, and for the red button caption. via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. This cartoon reminds me of one of the objections I often hear to mind uploading, that even if the uploaded mind was identical to the original, there would be a break in continuity between them.  I've never quite understood … Continue reading SMBC: So, how long do we live? →

SelfAwarePatterns Zeitgeist 8 Comments November 17, 2014 1 Minute

SMBC: We’re constantly dying

via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. Of course, while we're alive, new parts of us are constantly coming into being.  But for adults, the child we once were died long ago.  That is one of the realizations that I find soothe the fear of death.

SelfAwarePatterns Zeitgeist 7 Comments June 12, 2014 1 Minute

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