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sree251 · 41-45, M
This is a great question that has crossed most people's minds. It is a baffling thought that doesn't get much deeper attention because it requires effort to examine.
You being you and not somebody else is also a pointless question at the objective level. It is similar to asking "Why is A = A and not B?"
However, the fact that this question surfaces is a curious matter worthwhile examining. The investigation cannot be carried out using the objective method. It must be done reflectively.
You being you and not somebody else is also a pointless question at the objective level. It is similar to asking "Why is A = A and not B?"
However, the fact that this question surfaces is a curious matter worthwhile examining. The investigation cannot be carried out using the objective method. It must be done reflectively.
blackarcher256 · 61-69, M
Because I am me, and have always been me
sree251 · 41-45, M
blackarcher256 · 61-69, M
@sree251 No, not in the least. We are self aware from birth. So to paraphrase the philosopher DeCarte, “I think, therefore I am”. My musings have always been about how much of my make-up is genetic versus environmental. Some of that was obvious. I look like my dad, and have exactly the same stature and body type. But is my aptitude for math..instinctive understanding of how to build things…learned or somehow genetically inherited from my mom who was a teacher, my dad who was an engineer….or is it simply that I observed and absorbed what they taught me or observed.
PhoenixPhail · M
I AM some one else.
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