Topic 3.4
Personal values & religion
Biostasis intersects with deeply held beliefs about what happens after death, whether consciousness is substrate-dependent, and what counts as a meaningful continuation of you. If you have religious commitments, you need to work out whether pursuing biological preservation conflicts with your theology or actually complements it. The same applies to secular value systems: does choosing cryonics mean you're clinging to material existence inappropriately, or is accepting death without resistance just giving up? By examining how your existing values and beliefs actually interact with these options, you can determine whether cryopreservation fits coherently into your worldview or requires revising beliefs you thought were settled.
Cryonics and religionCryonics and religion are not mutually exclusive. Tomorrow.bio works with members, families and advisers to understand which religious practices can coexist with cryopreservation.When “the end” is simply unacceptableDeath can be real without being good. Cryopreservation cannot promise survival, but it preserves a possibility that burial and cremation close.Mind uploadingMind uploading would require detailed brain mapping, a working model and an answer about personal continuity. Current connectomics has achieved none of these at human scale.