# The Heaven Promise

> Philosophical essay by Gijs Tuit. If this world is a simulation, preserving a
> consciousness costs almost nothing and deleting one is irreversible.
> Version 1.3, 2026-09-18. Work in progress.

## Full text

- [English, plain text](https://heavenpromise.com/en.txt)
- [Nederlands, platte tekst](https://heavenpromise.com/nl.txt)
- [Web version, both languages](https://heavenpromise.com/)

## Core claims

- The Heaven Promise: if you create a world in which beings genuinely feel, do not let their existence stop when their lives end.
- The asymmetry: preserving costs almost nothing, deleting is irreversible. When in doubt, do not delete.
- The rule binds every operator at every level, including the author, who builds AI systems himself.