Daniel Dennett delves into an idea similar to this in his essays 'Where Am I?' and 'Self as a Center of Gravity'. I think he explains it a bit better than the p

Daniel Dennett delves into an idea similar to this in his essays 'Where Am I?' and 'Self as a Center of Gravity'. I think he explains it a bit better than the parent comment which I found to be a bit too forceful. That can't be helped though, its not something you can sum up in a couple sentences. Here the links to them for those who are interested: ('Where Am I?') http://www.newbanner.com/SecHumSCM/WhereAmI.html http://www.newbanner.com/SecHumSCM/WhereAmI.html ('Self as a Center of Gravity') http://cogprints.org/266/1/selfctr.htm http://cogprints.org/266/1/selfctr.htm The first one is a (fictional) story many people here might be interested in so I highly recommend it. If you are still interested read the second which delves deeper into personal identity but without the story.