1. Changes of Character
Williams: If our character changes in the
future, it’s unclear why our present selves
would be attracted to the projects of this
future self
Fischer: What matters is the way that our
character changes
2. Summing Up
Immortality need not consist of a single pleasurable activity to be
attractive.
Immortality need not consist solely of pleasurable activities to be
attractive.
The standards for immortality should match those for a mortal
existence.
An immortal life consisting only of self-exhausting pleasures
would be boring—but there’s no reason to think a life of
repeatable pleasures, appropriately spaced (and perhaps
combined with spiritual and religious experiences) could not give
rise to positive categorical desires even in an immortal life.
