Life After Death
Conscious continuation, brain dependence, and alternative architectures
Does the end of biological life necessarily end conscious existence? This paper separates evidence about brain dependence from assumptions about how a subject is produced or sustained.
The argument
The analysis compares local production, participatory simulation, idealist interfaces, and separable or transmission theories. Selected near-death reports receive limited evidential weight; much of the result depends on the proposed architecture and its continuation assumptions.
How to read this assessment
The benchmark near 47% is an elicited model judgment, not measured survival odds. Near-death experiences occur in people who survived resuscitation; they are not observations after established irreversible death.
A question worth pursuing
What evidence would distinguish a brain that produces a subject from an interface that supports one?
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This page provides an editorial introduction. Consult the paper for its complete evidence, assumptions, sources, and collaboration disclosures. Downloads preserve the edition retrieved on October 18, 2026.