Note that the question why am I me and not my brother is strictly
equivalent with why am I the one in Washington and not the one in
Moscow after a WM duplication. It is strictly unanswerable. Even a God
could not give an adequate explanation (assuming c.).
Bruno
Le 16-juin-05, à 23:02, Quentin Anciaux a écrit :
> Le Jeudi 16 Juin 2005 10:02, Jonathan Colvin a écrit :
>> Switch the question. Why aren't you me (Jonathan Colvin)? I'm
>> conscious
>> (feels like I am, anyway).
>
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> I think you do not see the real question, which can be formulated
> (using your
> analogy) by :
>
> Why (me as) Russell Standish is Russell Standish rather Jonathan
> Colvin ? I
> (as RS) could have been you (JC)... but it's a fact that I'm not, but
> the
> question is why I'm not, why am I me rather than you ? What "force"
> decide
> for me to be me ? :)
>
> Quentin
>
>
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Received on Fri Jun 17 2005 - 06:49:27 PDT