There is a thread of personal continuity connecting one to one's childhood self, but this thread is constructed through memory and narrative; it is unclear whether it represents a real metaphysical continuity or is a functional illusion created to organize experience.
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Michael PollanEvidence Quote
“there's a thread connecting us today to our 6-year-old or 13-year-old self, which is, you know, we've changed in so many ways since then, yet we still feel a kinship with that boy. Um and is that real or just a function of, you know, we've created all these memories that that make us feel like it's real?”
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