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Ep. 28 - Arif Ahmed on David Hume’s Disturbing Conception of the Self

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What Is the End of Your Existence?

There isn't a single which exists from now and then goes on until your death, but rather, you 're a quantity or a bundle. That quantity o the quantity of you that's around now is going to diminish as time goes on. And similarly, therefore, you wil, in a sense, cease to exist, or have a diminished existence presently. The human view has profound consequences for your attitude towards your own life - not only when yu are alive,. But to that period of future, which is called your death, or the cessation of your existence. There are other consequences as well, some of which i'll just talk about very briefly.

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