The focus of this paper is the process of perfecting agents. There are two views that attempt to explain what perfecting an agent looks like, specifically in the context of temporal requirements. One view claims that it is part of Christian orthodoxy that those destined for heaven will be instantaneously changed upon death from imperfect agents to perfect ones. The other view says that it’s impossible to perform an instantaneous change if the agent wants to maintain their personal identity; an instantaneous change from imperfection to perfection would be tantamount to creating a brand-new person, sufficiently causally disconnected from their previous imperfect self. Instead, this view claims that some form of temporal extension is necessary for the process to be successful. I end up in support of the view that says temporal extension is necessary.

本文的重点是完善代理人的过程。有两种观点试图解释什么是完善代理，特别是在时间要求的背景下。一种观点认为，基督教正统的一部分是，那些注定要进入天堂的人在死后会立即从不完美的代理人变成完美的代理人。另一种观点认为，如果代理人想要保持其个人身份，则不可能立即进行更改；从不完美到完美的瞬时变化无异于创造一个全新的人，与之前不完美的自我完全脱节。相反，这种观点声称，某种形式的时间扩展对于该过程的成功是必要的。我最终支持认为时间延展是必要的观点。