I think they do and they definitely deserve it.

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[–] [S] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'll let you have this if you can describe what ceasing to exist means

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Sure, your collection of molecules cease bonding together, electrical impulses halt and what made you you no longer exists in any recognizable form. It's why we're having problems finding people like Attila the Hun or Michelangelo. They don't exist any longer.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 days ago (1 child)

    The molecules in my body aren't the ones I'm born with and hopefully won't be the ones I die with. Which ones are my molecules? Is it transitory so the only molecules that are me are the ones in my body right this very moment, in that case don't I cease being in the instant both before and after the present?

    What makes me me? And what makes that me recognisable? Does an image count? Or a description? Does it have to be the specific arrangement of molecules that exist only in the present mentioned earlier?

    Sure you can't find attila or Michelangelo but does that mean they don't exist? You've mentioned their names, they're in that sense recognisable.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    I can also dive into pedantic ping pong regarding when is a boat no longer a boat but I'll leave it with this. If you can find me Atilla the Hun or Michelangelo, we will ask them and I'll concede every single one of your points past, present and future.

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