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Part Five: Why You Are Immortal

The conclusion. Continuity does not matter. You have already survived death. Superimmortality is what the theory proves. The conclusion extends beyond ordinary survival, into enhanced and fragmented forms of you.

Chapters in this Part

1. 21Why Continuity Doesn'T MatterHere is one of the most common objections to the line of thinking in this book: "But there's a gap! The original dies, and the replica is somewhere else. There's no continuity. Without continuity, it'
2. 22You Have Already Survived Death — Many TimesHere is something most people have never considered: by the logic of this book, you have already survived multiple "deaths," and you didn't even notice.
3. 23Superimmortality: Beyond Ordinary SurvivalWhen most people think of immortality, they imagine simply continuing to live forever, never dying, never ending. Eternal youth, or at least eternal existence, in a single body. But this is actually a
4. 24Enhanced Versions Of YouOne of the most exciting implications of superimmortality is that your future existences need not be limited to what your current brain can produce. Enhancement is virtually certain, given enough time
5. 25The Fragmented You: Consciousness Distributed Across BillionsThere is one type of replica that deserves its own chapter, because it is happening right now, all around you, in a way you may never have considered: the fidentireplica.
6. 26Convergence And Divergence: How Conscious Paths Split And MergeIn the real world, consciousnesses do not simply split into perfect copies that diverge forever. The picture is far more complex and far more interesting. Conscious paths can split, yes, but they can