Ultimately sure, but it’s partially (epi)genetic at least so not just your own experiences, but derived from all that has come before. You’re not some pure, objective observer in the sense of some kind of non-identity I don’t think.
Ultimately yes, I don’t adhere to an essentialist view of identity though, identity is just a unique arrangement of matter.
Which also means that a ship-of-Theseus doesn’t maintain its identity, yes. Even more, I personally don’t think identity is anything but a consistent narrative and there’s no material identity. One doesn’t need to rearrange anything but just wait a bit and your body is no longer the body it was a second ago :)
Ultimately sure, but it’s partially (epi)genetic at least so not just your own experiences, but derived from all that has come before. You’re not some pure, objective observer in the sense of some kind of non-identity I don’t think.
That epigenetic information was created by your environment.
So you believe that if I ship-of-theseus your body, you would no longer be you?
Ultimately yes, I don’t adhere to an essentialist view of identity though, identity is just a unique arrangement of matter.
Which also means that a ship-of-Theseus doesn’t maintain its identity, yes. Even more, I personally don’t think identity is anything but a consistent narrative and there’s no material identity. One doesn’t need to rearrange anything but just wait a bit and your body is no longer the body it was a second ago :)