> ”Will I survive?” seems, I said, equivalent to “Will there be some person alive who is the same person as me?” Although taking these two questions as equival

> ”Will I survive?” seems, I said, equivalent to “Will there be some person alive who is the same person as me?” Although taking these two questions as equivalent does simplify the thought experiment, it goes so strongly against my intuition that I find it incredibly unsatisfying. Of course, I know that doesn’t make me right. But, If the stream of consciousness that my mind is currently experiencing ceases to exist, it gives me no comfort to think that someone exactly like me would live on. However, I recognize that this statement is filled with a ton of metaphysical baggage, and Occam’s razor may suggest Parfit is correct to eliminate the concept of personal identity. I do wonder though if we really can properly describe our reality without the concept of personal identity.