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The Evolution of Identity and the Concept of Consciousness
As one gets older, they tend to be less identified with their individual self and more identified with being conscious./nThe perception of continuity in one's identity is a practical projection for the purpose of learning and decision-making./nConsciousness itself does not have an identity but functions as a law-like principle./nAccepting that consciousness is unifiable and law-like changes the perspective on uploading./nUploading is more about extending the substrate and merging with a larger substrate than dissecting the brain into a simulation.