A changeable flame

[tquid]

One of my brother's favoured ways of tormenting me when we were young was to assure me that, in fact, I was an android, turned on only minutes ago. All my memories, dreams, wants and preferences, merely manufactured artifacts.

I used to get very angry about that, which of course was what made it such a favourite of his.

Many years later, I see

Comments

[glorin]

This is an interesting idea; thanks for posting it.

[halfjack]

You need more Dennett, stat.

[tquid]

I think Dennett and I are already in agreement. That said, much of this conception comes from Tor Norretranders' The User Illusion. All science, in any case, no mysticism, except I suppose what I inject.