• RagingRobot@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    I mean the cells in your body die and get replaced all the time are you even the same version of consciousness that you were last week?

    • HalfSalesman@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      Its impossible to know obviously. Generally I read that continuity is considered key to establishing that its the “same” but for all we know each time we go under anesthesia or sleep and wake up if we’re a new person. Or hell every planck second we’re a new person for all we know.

      • ObliviousEnlightenment@lemmy.world
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        19 hours ago

        I have surgeries I want to get, and this is actually a major anxiety for me. Only real solace i have is i blinked in bed once and teleported 5 hours, which is similar to the feeling that those woken from anesthesia report