Posted by Sigismund on May 6, 2008, at 15:33:21
In reply to Re: Something I read today got me thinking, posted by rskontos on May 6, 2008, at 10:32:19
Well, one standard idea is that our sense of self is an illusion like film is an illusion.
In a film we have the sensation of continuity as our eyes and minds blur over the succession of stills to create the impression of movement.
Similarly our sense of ourselves could be seen to be created by the succession of present moments of conciousness that we smooth over and in so doing create the feeling of a continuous self.
I have no idea what I think of this.
I was talking to my doctor about some photos he had of sand forms in the Sahara, and I made some comment about self-replicating (non-living) forms, and I can't remember how we got there, but I do remember him saying as he laughed
'Nobody home'
meaning, I guessed something along the same lines.
I don't know.
Isn't that one reason why people love little children so much?
Because they have not lost the ability to live in the present?So, I'm just aimlessly wondering if the sense of self is strongest for those who have most trouble living in the present.
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