Parfit's view on taking the fictional part too seriously results in wanting to dismiss the fiction.
Denying the center of gravity leads to rejecting the notion of self as a luxury.
Discontinuity does not mean you should reject the belief that you are the same person as yesterday.
Saying Sherlock Holmes shouldn't be talked about is similar to denying the notion of self.
David and Tamler discuss famous 'split brain' experiments pioneered by Roger Sperry and Michael Gazzaniga. What happens when you cut off the main line of communication between the left and right hemispheres of our brain? Why under certain conditions do the the left and right brains seem like they have different abilities and desires? What does this tell us about the ‘self’? Do we have two consciousnesses, but only that can speak? Does the left brain bully the right brain? Are we all just a bundle of different consciousnesses with their own agendas? Thanks to our Patreon supporters for suggesting and voting for this fascinating topic!
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