It all boils down to where you draw the border of "self". It's relatively easy to draw a gaussian shell around your brain, but do you also draw it around your p

It all boils down to where you draw the border of "self". It's relatively easy to draw a gaussian shell around your brain, but do you also draw it around your physical body? Do you draw your shell around your children? What about your group identity such as your neighborhood, town, sports team, or country. Can you draw this shell around abstract ideas that you consider core to your being? Where you draw that shell might change your level of empathy for other people.