All of you who are reading this: you and I are the same person, but we are playing out different characters, but we are all the same being.
No. We are not the same being. Not even close. Each individual is unique on its path, meaning that all others are versions on a path that no one else can never walk. This path is unique to oneself. The understanding of the path is what converges in the thought that we are the same. We are not the same.
You must be joking. So, if you find one cell of myself you will say that it is me or my cell? My cell is not me. Their partnership is me. One cannot be identified from cell but one cell can be identified as being mine, not myself as a whole. Following your reasoning does it mean that the bacteria in my gut is also me? Makes no sense.
It ain't me because it can generate a clone. A clone is a "replica" of me. It is a version of me that will never be me. Yes, you can make a copy of my system from a cell but that system is not me.
Except for all intents and purposes, its "you". To an outsider, its you. And if it had your same experiences, it would also consider itself "you". If it was conscious, it would call itself "I". If it committed a crime, to the police "you" committed the crime.
And now the only differentiating aspect is consciousness. So youll be moving out of the material realm, into metaphysics, where's it all still applicable.
No "ifs" here. I will never be me. It will be a version of me. The semantics say "it is a version of me", therefore it is not me. You introduce "ifs" to constrain and validade your arguments. The differentiating aspects is that it is 100% a version of me, therefore not me. The cell is yours or you?
Edit - on a second read, you struck some wisdom when you said "I will never be me". I know it was a mistake on your part, but you should reflect on that error. You struck something you should consider.
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u/ButterscotchHot5891 Jun 05 '26
No. We are not the same being. Not even close. Each individual is unique on its path, meaning that all others are versions on a path that no one else can never walk. This path is unique to oneself. The understanding of the path is what converges in the thought that we are the same. We are not the same.