[citation needed] Somewhat tongue in cheek, but the point remains. What leads you to believe this? As another reply touches on, there's a straightforward way t

[citation needed] Somewhat tongue in cheek, but the point remains. What leads you to believe this? As another reply touches on, there's a straightforward way to verify whether that is the case (for oneself, and not an external observer): Given a perfect clone, uploaded copy, etc, are you as aware of the clone's experience as you are of your own? If the answer is no, why would that change if the original ceases to exist? If the answer is yes, the first thing I'd want to know is _how_ exactly the information (of awareness) is possibly synchronized between hosts (presumably in realtime, at that!).