an individual may shift around, but there is nevertheless continuity of particles attached to the conscious organism, and the organism's consciousness holds the whole thing together.
Nagel, Thomas. "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" Basically this article mistrusts the ability of consciousness to account for personal identity. Consciousness of consciousness makes it almost impossible to figure out the real distinction betveen mind and body or the nature of mind or body. The most we can do is say that to be conscious is "like" something. What that is subjectively, however, is not known. Similarly, we can describe details of behavior in a state of consciousness, but that again explains the behavior, not the state. Then if we try to describe consciousness as a material or purely physical process, we still cannot account for the "
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