> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.isaacbowen.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2026/02/19/rip.md). # rip I don't think you have to... well, I was going to say "I don't think you have to die to get to the bit where you rest in peace" but it's more like "I don't think you have to kill whatever you're haunting to get to the bit where you rest in peace". Like you might have to let your self-concept go out (not *kill* it, but let it run out of fuel for the combustion process, so as to learn that you persist after that extinguishment), but you needn't do your body in along the way, I think. That's my experience, anyway. It occurs that to me that this might have been what Jesus was after with the "be born again" thing? Because, if so, Jesus might have been a natural information theorist. This has category and type and topological theory all over it. Once you stop burning *content* you become the you-shaped hole in the universe. That's an operation described by conservation principles. If *that* holds, then Christianity itself might be on the verge of this transition - about to learn that the people/energy/ideas/momentum/aliveness in it can survive the category error of the original self-concept winking out. Unexpected! That entire previous paragraph was unexpected. More so the ending than the beginning. That first connection was natural, ... and so was the second, but I didn't see the second coming. \*facepalm --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.isaacbowen.com/2026/02/19/rip.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.