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Objects are not characterized by unchanging material substance. Objects are instead the holding together of causes and conditions, meaning that they’re characte
by lawrenceyan 4y ago
Objects are not characterized by unchanging material substance. Objects are instead the holding together of causes and conditions, meaning that they’re characterized by duration / time.
- ravi-delia 4y agoAssuming I understand what you're saying here, granted. But that doesn't make lead gold, and it doesn't make the large amount of neural mass in the gut a brain.
- lawrenceyan 4y agoI actually agree with you mostly. You probably don't need the neurons in your gut to be your whole self. But the point was more to explore what "whole self" really even means. Technically your brain is composed of many modular components. What decides the line for things that have to be included to be you and things that can be excluded? Is it just the close proximity?