I notice that “don’t die” is rarely a terminal value. Most people who say they want immortality are making some assumptions about the quality of life it would entail—both in an s-risk sense and in a “technically people who are permanently comatose on life support aren’t actually dead” sense as well.
I wouldn’t call “don’t die” a terminal value in the cryonics case either, because in that case you do die for awhile but then you get better. Eventual reincarnation after a delay seems meaningfully distinct from immortality, because immortality implies continuity of life.
I notice that “don’t die” is rarely a terminal value. Most people who say they want immortality are making some assumptions about the quality of life it would entail—both in an s-risk sense and in a “technically people who are permanently comatose on life support aren’t actually dead” sense as well.
I wouldn’t call “don’t die” a terminal value in the cryonics case either, because in that case you do die for awhile but then you get better. Eventual reincarnation after a delay seems meaningfully distinct from immortality, because immortality implies continuity of life.