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  • The trolley problem but the only way to pull the lever is to take a nap first.

    Since your consciousness stopped and then a new was started from the same meat is it still you?

    If it is, then surely a new consciousness constructed from a pile of meat identical to your brain would also be you?

    • Your consciousness doesn't stop when you're asleep. Evidence: alarm clocks exist

      • It does stop. When you are asleep you are unconscious.

        • What we call "unconsciousness" is really just a state of reduced consciousness. Your mind is maintained throughout, and you're still aware of the outside world, just to a lesser extent.

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