by Kyle VanderWerf
What makes you the same person as you were yesterday? Pretty much everyone believes they have an identity, or self, which persists to some extent over time. Or if they don't believe it, they almost invariably will still act as though it's true. This Friday, we will discuss what it means to have an identity. I will present a criticism of the notion that a person has a consciousness or soul or kernel of being or anything that stays constant throughout their life, and from this we will try to reach a more reasonable definition of what determines a person's identity. I will also present evidence that, even though such a thing doesn't exist, a person believing that it does (emotionally, not necessarily intellectually) can help contribute greatly to their well-being, and make it easier to adapt to major changes in their life.
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