Right Liz, the question is, does the memory link actually signify the presence of the same local I? Or does each moment have its own I? Or do all moments everywhere share a single global I? If there are local I's, then how are their boundaries drawn?
All of these questions are epiphenomenal from the point of view of physics so I fear there is no way for me to decide. All my observations and brain processes will be identical no matter which hypothesis is true. On Thursday, May 15, 2014, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > Comp and the capsule theory of memory (and "Memento") suggest that a > "person" is a series of person-moments, each of which is considered to last > somewhere around 1/10th of a second (it could be longer or shorter and the > idea would still hold) and assumed be the same person due to being linked > by memories. Generally this is considered to be because of physical > continuity, but comp-style thought experiments, at least, can deconstruct > that idea. The question is whether physical continuity has some bearing on > identity, or is just incidental (i.e. nature hasn't found any other way to > do it). The usual argument against the importance of physical continuity is > that we replace our cells - even our brain cells, apparently - every few > hours/days/years/whatever. And more specifically, the atoms involved in a > thought might go on to do something else - take part in a different > thought, form a memory, pay a visit to the big toe... they're constantly > being moved around, even without being lost from the system. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/everything-list/S5Qi3Q_2TTI/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','everything-list%[email protected]');> > . > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
