https://ghafoorsblog.com/tags/personal-identity/Recent content in Personal-Identity on Ghafoor's Personal BlogHugoenhello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)Copyright © 2024-2026 AG Sayyed. All Rights Reserved.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 02:29:46 +0000https://ghafoorsblog.com/shorts/philosophy/01-self-and-identity/001-who-is-the-self/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)https://ghafoorsblog.com/shorts/philosophy/01-self-and-identity/001-who-is-the-self/<p class="lead text-primary"> What makes you the same person across years of change? These shorts test that question with copies, teleporters, rebuilt ships, one shared soul, tiny choices and fixed fates, and they all circle back to what we are actually protecting when we fear losing ourselves. </p> <hr> <h2 id="derek-parfit-and-the-self-as-a-pattern">Derek Parfit and the Self as a Pattern</h2> <p><em>Published 2026-08-11 · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dyB2WT0k3fY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watch the short</a></em> (the same idea appears in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LIdDn-HbLn8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2026-08-05 short</a>)</p> <p>Philosopher <strong>Derek Parfit</strong> asked what makes you the same person you were ten years ago. Most cells have been replaced, memories have faded or been rewritten, and beliefs and personality have changed. In the video&rsquo;s account, he searched for a continuous thread, such as a soul or a fixed consciousness, and found none.</p>