Inspired by this article about a jellyfish that doesn't die of old age, injury or poor conditions, it just reverts back to a juvenile state and is reborn genetically identical. If you could be reborn, as you, would you want to?

Edit: Just the physical you, genetic and presumably epigenetic, no memory.

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[–] 22 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It's the difference between reliving the exact same life repeatedly with no knowledge of any previous lives. This could actually be happening for you right now, but you'd never know. So, what's the point? Retaining memories lets you differentiate between the iterations with accumulated trauma, joy, loss, sense of renewal.

If this topic interests you, I recommend Replay by Ken Grimwood.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Replay is one of the best books ever written, fight me!

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