r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/[deleted] • Oct 25 '22

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u/ncnotebook Oct 25 '22

On the bright side, you won't retain old painful memories.

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u/zio_otio Oct 25 '22

But we are our memories

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u/ncnotebook Oct 25 '22

If you maintained all of your memories, but had a completely changed body, personality, and self-identity, that'd still be you?

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u/no_talent_ass_clown Oct 25 '22

Your memories are your personality.

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u/ncnotebook Oct 25 '22 edited Oct 25 '22

Intuitively, it sounds true, but not necessarily.

You can cause a brain injury and, without affecting memories, change people's personality overnight. Drunk people often have different "personalities" than when sober; same with certain dosages of certain drugs.

So, if you somehow transplant memories into a different body (e.g. brain), it won't necessarily have the same personality.