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  • What is generic subjective continuity?

  • The theory of generic subjective continuity posits that subjective experiences persist after death, but not in traditional religious or spiritual forms.

  • It suggests a seamless transition of consciousness where there's no experience gape or non-existence.

  • This idea builds on the observation that unconscious periods during life, such as sleep, do not feel like gapes in experience.

  • Philosopher Thomas W.

  • Clarke and Wayne Stewart proposed that consciousness might continue in new form as long as there are material conditions for it.

  • Their views challenge traditional notion of death, implying that individual life's end doesn't necessarily equate to the cessation of subjective experience.

What is generic subjective continuity?

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