The Problem That We, As Living Organisms,

All Of That Is Constantly Operating When You Not Only Learn, But When You Recall. But As You Recall In A Different Light, The Weights With Which Something Is More Probably Going To Be Or Not Recalled On The Next Instance, Are Going To Be Changed. So You're Constantly Changing The Way, For Instance, Synapses Are Going To Fire Very Easily Or Not So Easily.

The Autobiographical Self Is Built On The Basis Of Past Memories And Memories Of The Plans That We Have Made; It's The Lived Past And The Anticipated Future.

A Self That Is Very Robust, That Has Many, Many Levels Of Organization, From Simple To Complex, And That Functions As A Sort Of Witness To What Is Going On In Our Organisms.

I Think It's Possible To A Certain Extent To Make Those Comparisons. The Problem Is The Detail With Which The Comparison Can Be Made. Of Course, The First Place To Make Such A Comparison Would Be To Ask For A Testimony From Different People And Have People Report On What They Experience.

I Continue To Be Fascinated By The Fact That Feelings Are Not Just The Shady Side Of Reason But That They Help Us To Reach Decisions As Well.