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mikk14 21 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: It is time to give up the dualism introduced by th...

Just because the brain doesn't form memories while you sleep, doesn't mean you have ceased to exist. You have probably forgot many things that have happened to you today: does that mean you didn't exist in those moments you forgot? Am I misunderstanding your point?

GoblinSlayer 20 days ago [–]

If the universe was created 5 minutes ago, then you didn't exist before that, but it doesn't matter, because past and present don't interact.

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