Re:Critique of the mind/body problem: it's not solvable
by sshine on Saturday February 04, 2023 @10:24PM
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> the realization that I was the continuation of my father's life
I've had it a lot with friends.
Realizing a part of me is them.
For example, reflections on how one's body ages:
The experience is always personal, but predictable and shared.
It's related to empathy somehow. I think we're inherently self-centered, but that we also recognize ourselves within others, and don't desire suffering for ourselves, hence we don't desire it for others.
Also I've had a few moments of something similar to deja vu in my life, except it was the realization that I was the continuation of my father's life. And I catch glimpses of this in my children (though I don't believe they're yet consciously aware of it).