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    The Illusion of You: Why You're Never the Same Person

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    Explore the mind-bending philosophy of personal identity through teleportation paradoxes, the Ship of Theseus, and cutting-edge research revealing how society creates our sense of self.

    The Illusion of You: Why You're Never the Same Person

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    Instead of searching for some 'authentic self' that might not exist, we can focus on consciously participating in our own creation. The question isn't 'who am I really?' It's 'who are we becoming together?'

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    The Ego Trick
    Personal Identity
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    https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2023/entries/identity-personal/
    Psychological Approaches to Personal Identity: Do Memories and ...
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    https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2022/02/03/psychological-approaches-to-personal-identity/
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    Teletransportation paradox - Wikipedia
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    Opening & Welcome

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    Topic Introduction & Source Material Setup

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    The Illusion of the Unified Self

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    The Social Creation of Self

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    When Identity Fractures

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