[extropy-chat] What should survive and why?

[Heartland]

Stathis writes :
>> >> If I-now think I've survived as a continuation of I-before,
>> >> then that's what matters in survival.

Heartland replied:
>> That doesn't matter at all. Why should it matter? Is there an argument for
>> why this
>> should matter? If it exists, I would love to read it.

Stathis responds:
> The problem I have is with your definition of death.

Stathis asks today:
> You haven't answered yet (that I have noticed) what you would do if medical
> science discovered that you didn't actually survive a situation you hitherto
> believed harmless, such as falling asleep or being photographed by a traffic
> camera.

Can you please answer my questions first? After all, I asked you first. Thanks.

H.