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About 330 billion of cells are replaced every day - makes you wonder if we really wake as the same exact person each day.
We’re just flesh suits for our bacteria
lolololo I tell my friends this from time to time almost word for word
And some of the flesh suits bully other flesh suits for not being as cool as their flesh suits
Physically, we do not. It's the experience of continuous memory that makes us the same person.
Memories fade, your being changes with the years.
They do, but growth and change is part of being human. It doesn't men you're not the same person.
https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/assets/Image/2021/UPsaw0421Gsci31_m.png
Nope, that's an illusion. Even if you restrict the definition of "you" to the metaphysical representation in your brain, that too is something that changes with the years. Although some core properties of "you" don't change much.
Oh I'm confident I don't, but I am partly made of biodegradable plastics and glues that wear out every few days. My physical degradation process is more visible than most.