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"Your parents could have had a different child", while true doesn't feel personal enough, doesn't it? I don't like when correctness is sacrificed for emotional
by red75prime 9y ago
"Your parents could have had a different child", while true doesn't feel personal enough, doesn't it?
I don't like when correctness is sacrificed for emotional engagement.
- Bakary 9y agoI have trouble grasping why this distinction matters. My understanding was that when people make "If I were X" statements, they are referring to having a conscious experience different than what they are currently experiencing. They would still be themselves by virtue of being the conscious observer in that context.