This is a good area to think upon. And yes, it appears so.
However, if you took this argument to a Tibettan monk, he would not get / understand any part of it.
Here in the west, christianity wrote reincarnation out of the Bible and then did everything to wash it out of people. The whole, suffer this life to get an eternal life of happiness is a great way of motivating sheep.
So, back to the monk. The monk knows reincarnation. As part of the training is getting in touch with your other selves.
The monk also knows that he isn't just his body, as he has gotten in touch with the other parts of himself.
And the monk has been practising ridding himself of attachments. Thus the idea of "making yourself better" by getting computer augmentations doesn't make any sense.
Fortunately for us in the west, there has been a lot written about near death experiences, and they tell us that there is something after death.
I feel it is just that christianity, especially catholisism is a death cult. And its no wonder people are trying to escape.
Yup, a good way to get them to do what you want them to do too ;)