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Old 5th August 2015, 09:28 AM   #275
Daylightstar
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Originally Posted by Maartenn100 View Post
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When your arm is numb, because it was lying in an akward position and the blood flow is interrupted, you are not 'in your arm' anymore. You don't feel anything in your arm = you are gone in that part of your body.
You are not your body.

The numbness of an arm shows us the difference between 'being there' or 'not being there'. Your arm is still there, but you are gone in that part of the body.
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What if someone is decapitated, does the body still contain part of who he/she is?
And if so, what percentage of the person remains?
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