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>>shouldn't two instantiations of the same pattern be the same consciousness? No--they will never occupy the same coordinates as each other in time and space,
by ericb 19y ago
>>shouldn't two instantiations of the same pattern be the same consciousness?
No--they will never occupy the same coordinates as each other in time and space, and therefore can't be the same consciousness, by definition.
The "I" doesn't have to be entirely an illusion, but our understanding of can be wrong.
I didn't used to like dark chocolate. Now I do. Which "version" is the real me, the one who doesn't like dark chocolate, or the one who does?
- yters 19y agoI'd say you are the person that underlies the change. Anyways, this is the contentious point, whether there is an experiencer having experiences, or whether there are just experiences. We've already circled around this point a couple times, so I don't think the discussion will move forward anymore.
- ericb 19y agoYeah. Time of death, 8:48 EST Tuesday. Good chat, though.