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Impenitent wrote:are you the same self today as you were 5 years ago?
-Imp
Impenitent wrote:I would argue no, not entirely based on memories as memories fade...
some habits die hard
-Imp
Impenitent wrote:I think you are what you make yourself to be in each moment...
no more, no less.
-Imp
humegotitright wrote:Xunzian once convinced me a long time ago, that the 'self' is our relationships, and it is through our relationships that we persist through time.
north wrote:why ? why would the self be solely based on relationships
Mad Man P wrote:north wrote:why ? why would the self be solely based on relationships
The question is... why would you care to define "self" if not for the sake of others?
humegotitright wrote:Xunzian once convinced me a long time ago, that the 'self' is our relationships, and it is through our relationships that we persist through time.
surreptitious75 wrote:The self does persist through time but it is also in a constant state of flux or motion
That is to say that it is never the same at any two points in time for nothing truly is
If it is supposed that the famous ship sailed by the hero Theseus in a great battle was kept in a harbour as a museum piece, and as the years went by some of the wooden parts began to rot and were replaced by new ones; then, after a century or so, every part had been replaced. The question then is if the "restored" ship is still the same object as the original.
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