Identity Beliefs
Does anyone else find it interesting to consider the thoughts and beliefs we have personally held in the past and identified with as being who we are? But then to consider further that although the thoughts and beliefs we cherish today are different, if I still identify with them as who I am, I'm still the same schmuck with different beliefs.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Absolutely agree. An excellent way of expressing it.
Geoffrey51
Level 8
July 14, 2018
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It seems to me that we gradually change into a new and different person. Our selfhood seems continuous because of the memory trace, but old memories are gradually forgotten. We might say that we are reincarnated versions of our former selves.
Personal identity is quite an enigma. I lean toward thinking that our sense of self as a separate entity is an illusion.
WilliamFleming
Level 8
July 12, 2018
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Reincarnated versions of our former self. I really liked the way you put that and the reliability of our memories are most definitely questionable. I fully agree with you that our sense of self as a separate entity is an illusion.
I have been a Liberal, caring, compassionate, empathetic, non-violent, pacifist, inclusive, humanist (I have to stop somewhere) all my life and will remain so until the day of my demise.
jlynn37
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July 11, 2018
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