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A comment on The Hayworth-Miller 2019 Debate About Brain Preservation. Parent comment

Re:The Hayworth-Miller 2019 Debate About Brain Preservation by gruez on Sunday September 13, 2020 @06:16PM (#24464383)
>It seems like it's worth a try, since the alternative is certain death and non-existence.

but only if it's free, right? Otherwise it turns into a variant of pascal's wager.

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Re:The Hayworth-Miller 2019 Debate About Brain Preservation by danbmil99 on Monday September 14, 2020 @12:45AM (#24466833)
I agree, it's analogous to Pascal's wager. I'm not sure what it being free or costing money has to do with it. If you're about to die, arguably you have less concern about your savings account.
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