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    Therefore, personal identity can consist in the continuou... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Personal identity cannot consist of physical matter

    Therefore, personal identity can consist in the continuous physical organization of a body even as constituent particles are replaced over time.

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    • 1.We identify objects by their form and functional organization, not their material constituents (a ship remains a ship despite plank replacement).
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    • 2.Our intuitive concept of personal identity tracks spatiotemporal continuity and causal connectedness of bodies, not metaphysical substance.
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    • 3.Physical organization explains our epistemic access to identity: we recognize persons through their bodies' continuous organization over time.
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    • 1.Organization is merely a pattern; patterns can be duplicated. If your organization were copied into another body, identity would be ambiguous or split.
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    • 2.Memory, consciousness, and psychological continuity better explain why we care about identity than mere physical organization does.
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