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True. Wait..., what? No!!!
Debate Score:11
Arguments:12
Total Votes:11
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Don't believe everything you think, there may not be such a thing as the self.

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/inquiring-minds-jennifer-ouellette-science-of-self

Last year, New Scientist magazine even ran a cover article titled, "The Great Illusion of the Self," drawing on the findings of modern neuroscience to challenge the very idea that we have seamless, continuous, consistent identities. "Under scrutiny, many common-sense beliefs about selfhood begin to unravel," declared the magazine. "Some thinkers even go so far as claiming that there is no such thing as the self."

True.

Side Score: 7
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Wait..., what? No!!!

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http://sploid.gizmodo.com/scientists-unlock-mystery-of-woman-who-sees-herself-out-1538196076

scientists believe that these out-of-body experiences are a type of hallucination triggered by some neurological mechanism. There's no paranormal activity of any kind. ;)

Side: True.
joecavalry(40163) Clarified
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She couldn't describe the shenanigans occurring behind her back ;)

Side: True.
1 point

It didn't say in the article if she was able to see things that only a person who has left their body could see... I would think that would be the most important part.

Side: True.
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I think there is no other... Everything is just one self.

Side: True.

I do not believe in an inherently existent self either. The self is just a human concept which we impute upon our body parts and mind.

Side: True.

The author dropped acid in the name of "science!!!" ;)

Side: Wait..., what? No!!!

I took a selfie just to prove that there is a self. ;)

Side: Wait..., what? No!!!

I'm glad to know that the self doesn't exist. Does this now mean that even when you're masturbating that you actually had sex with somebody else?

Side: Wait..., what? No!!!
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Of course there is a self; its intuitive to think that.

Side: Wait..., what? No!!!