RE: Why am I me?
November 14, 2011 at 9:18 am
(This post was last modified: November 14, 2011 at 9:31 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Because it's difficult to function as a human being without being "aware"...? Could you ask the question if you weren't? The whole "aware" bit is a double edged sword isn't it, seems to create as many problems as it solves...but only for those who are capable of considering it. Don't see many badgers crippled by philosophical paralysis. Certainly not the badger below.
(the slightly less smug version: suggesting that a problem of human thought is indicative of a problem in reality is anthropic bias played large, this is my major bone with philosophy purely for the sake of itself. You'll see no end to theists moaning about the "problem of induction", but for some strange reason the fact that this is a logical issue hasn't stopped my PC from working based on principles derived from it's use, explain to me why this question is any different? What about this question isn't handled by observation of the material world, which is replete with explanations as to why you are you, why in the first person, why limited to this time, etc etc etc.)
(the slightly less smug version: suggesting that a problem of human thought is indicative of a problem in reality is anthropic bias played large, this is my major bone with philosophy purely for the sake of itself. You'll see no end to theists moaning about the "problem of induction", but for some strange reason the fact that this is a logical issue hasn't stopped my PC from working based on principles derived from it's use, explain to me why this question is any different? What about this question isn't handled by observation of the material world, which is replete with explanations as to why you are you, why in the first person, why limited to this time, etc etc etc.)
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