I’ve watched this several times, but it really is thought provoking.
It really investigates epistemological questions. For those who don’t know what epistemology is, think “cogito ergo sum” or translated “I think, therefore I am”.
We carry the same name throughout our live, but are we the same person? One of the questions you’re thinking is where is personal identity located?
We are all captured in our own bodies, but where is our personalities? A way to think about it is are our abilities or technical capacities aren’t very important (like speaking a different language or cooking a certain thing).
It brings up the subject of memories… it’s kind of difficult for me because memory seems such an effort, I guess now it’s helped me work on my focus.
Right now I maintain a lot of friends from my old life, for me we usually communicate over talking on the phone, but the thought that our physical self is not what makes me me.
John Locke attributed personal identity is made up of sameness of consciousness. I guess that is what we think identity. That it’s a combination of values, inclinations & temperament.
We are a bundle of thoughts & ideas, & the memory of us is a lot more than our bodies. I guess that religious people would say the memory of us would be remembering our soul. Well, when I hear that I instantly think we all have souls, or is that sole? Cause it is on our feet.
To my friends I say, I’ve “lost my memory”, which is a very good way of what I’m going through.
In my case, there is a focus on my memory, so I fixate on things I can remember.
Am I still me, without my memory?
Well, I think I am, & I think my friends would agree. I do still have my personality, I just have a bit of memory problems. No
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