On Quora, someone wrote:
"Is it possible that the end of this life is the beginning of another?"
I replied:
"It is possible, I suppose. After all, one can say it without contradicting one’s self, which is the lowest coherent bar for the notion of possibility.
"Is it plausible? Not especially. What seems more plausible, IMHO, is that the end of this life is neither the beginning nor the end of some more real life, but simply a (minor) incident in the unfolding of that more real life.
"The 'I' with whom I am most familiar might be the avatar in a video game. Yet the avatar may die, the game may end, etc., while the real I, the player behind that avatar, may continue living only somewhat affected by that loss."
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