@KevinSimler Many seem to think there are some necess & sufficient conditions which will make them 'the same person' in some profound sense.
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@notabraininavat full-disclosure: I'm partial to self-preservation. That's what so much of "me" seems to be about :)
@notabraininavat Curious why you think it's wrong to take it as a hard constraint. Does it stem from the ego-is-an-illusion line of thought?
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@KevinSimler Biological death can only be bad bc of the cessation of some kind of experiences. We can only value ‘identity’ insofar as exps> -
@KevinSimler have psych continuation w/ present experiences. Hard 2 see what makes death bad that doesn’t apply to normal personality change - 3 more replies
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@KevinSimler Have you read Parfit's stuff on personal identity? The lack of importance I place on it stems from that, largely. -
@notabraininavat Only back in college. Mostly forgotten. Incidentally, Twitter may be the very worst medium for this kind of conversation :P
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