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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.