Periodic reminder: "You" aren't an object; you're an eddy. Less like a table, more like a tornado.
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Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler@asquidislove These would be a lot more persuasive if they weren't metaphorical.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@KevinSimler To see what tornadoes and eddies have in common with people, let's look first at what they have in common with each other1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@KevinSimler Paths of motions of particles have joint overall characteristics like shape or speed. Words like "Vortex" and "current" are...1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@KevinSimler ...ways of attributing the overall characteristics to an entity whose identity does not depend on the particle identities.2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@KevinSimler So maybe you're saying that a person is an entity having a set of dynamical attributes that pertain to a body of the person,...1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@KevinSimler But any body or temporal sequence of bodies having that set of dynamical attributes would constitute and instance of the person2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@preinfarction I believe this, yes (though not as a consequence of the eddies/tornados line of thought).
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