# A Mind That Outlives Its Substrate by Randal A. Koene > "A substrate-independent mind should be able to continue learning and changing." > **— Randal A. Koene**, *Carboncopies discussions, wording candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Carboncopies discussions, wording candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Uploading Is Imminent|Uploading Is Imminent]] - **Article:** [[articles/Who Pays for Your Heaven|Who Pays for Your Heaven]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Digital Immortality|Digital Immortality]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Substrate Migration|Substrate Migration]] - [[wiki/Host–Residual Architecture|Host–Residual Architecture]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife|Digital Afterlife]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife Rights and Personhood|Digital Afterlife Rights and Personhood]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife Governance|Digital Afterlife Governance]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "A substrate-independent mind should be able to continue learning and changing." — Randal A. Koene, Carboncopies discussions, wording candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-randal-koene-mind-outlives-substrate ```