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Seekers on Unique Paths

JayhawkSD

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8. If you lose your mind, you don't miss it.

Reply to triron (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 01:55 AM

Feb 2018

Because you don't have anything to miss it with.

TheMastersNemesis raises a good point. How do you know that you actually do experience continuity of self? How you you know that who you remember yourself as being in the past is really who you were in the past?

Yes, I have photos, but those pictures are not of me, they are merely of the shell that contains me. How can I know who I was yesterday?

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Why is it that even though every cell has been replaced in our body (some many times) [View all] triron Feb 2018 OP

Whoa. Beartracks Feb 2018 #1

Possibly because they aren't all replaced in one fell swoop, but in drib-drabs. shraby Feb 2018 #2

Reckon SOMEone's been imbibing some uber-kind David Hume lately ;) mr_lebowski Feb 2018 #3

Most neurons arent replaced. They last a lifetime. unblock Feb 2018 #4

Upgraded hardware, same software. nt Binkie The Clown Feb 2018 #5

Now If You Replaced The Brain. Would It Be You? TheMastersNemesis Feb 2018 #6

number of reasons lapfog_1 Feb 2018 #7

If you lose your mind, you don't miss it. JayhawkSD Feb 2018 #8

Ive gotta go smoke another bowl and think about all this. Canoe52 Feb 2018 #9

Part one is a good idea PJMcK Feb 2018 #10

Thats exactly the conclusion I came to! Canoe52 Feb 2018 #11