Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > 2009/2/12 Brent Meeker <[email protected]>: > >> If continuity is fundamental then personal identity could be defined in >> terms of >> it and there could be a real difference between you and someone with the same >> memories, but without continuity to your past. > > But that could lead to absurd conclusions. Suppose you discover that > you have a disease
Who has this disease? :-) >which breaks the required continuity every time you > go to sleep, and that this has been happening your whole life. Will > you worry about falling asleep tonight? Should your property be > disposed of tomorrow according to your will? > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
