# Reality Does Not Care Whether We Like It by Susan Blackmore > "If these things are true it doesn't matter if we like them or not." > **— Susan Blackmore**, *Wired interview (2008), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Wired interview (2008), excerpt 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/Is It Live or Is It Memorex?|Is It Live or Is It Memorex?]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Identity|Identity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Durable Identity|Durable Identity]] - [[wiki/Identity-Bearing Invariants|Identity-Bearing Invariants]] - [[wiki/Digital Identity Succession|Digital Identity Succession]] - [[wiki/Legal Identity After Substrate Transition|Legal Identity After Substrate Transition]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "If these things are true it doesn't matter if we like them or not." — Susan Blackmore, Wired interview (2008), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-susan-blackmore-reality-not-care-whether ```