Whose Consciousness Are You Really Uploading?

Digital immortality isn’t as straightforward as it seems

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Ever since human beings became aware of their own mortality, they’ve been looking for ways to escape it. The earliest known work of human literature — the Epic of Gilgamesh — tells the story of a Sumerian king who sets off on a fantastic journey in search of the key to eternal life.