They are not the same individual. I am not the same individual I was 10 years ago. I have different cells, different scars, different shapes. I also have different memories and experiences and what is an individual if not that.
From a legal perspective, the you of today is the same individual as the you of ten years in the future. And the you of today is perfectly capable of making binding decisions affecting future you, so my question is, why not vice versa.
Or if you want to make it easier - if you could send a message back to yesterday, should you be allowed to do something legally binding on behalf of yesterday’s you?
If you have committed a crime ten years ago but only got convicted today, it’s only because you should have been convicted ten years ago. Legal system has to make this logic to keep the karma system intact. You can’t sign a contract ten years ago and forfeit it now without being punished, claiming, “It’s not me.”
It is the memories and experiences that make a difference.
I am the same person I was when I was 6, but I have a lot more memories anecdote experiences which is why I’m old enough to drink alcohol but I wasn’t when I was 6 despite being the same person.
They are not the same individual. I am not the same individual I was 10 years ago. I have different cells, different scars, different shapes. I also have different memories and experiences and what is an individual if not that.
From a legal perspective, the you of today is the same individual as the you of ten years in the future. And the you of today is perfectly capable of making binding decisions affecting future you, so my question is, why not vice versa.
Or if you want to make it easier - if you could send a message back to yesterday, should you be allowed to do something legally binding on behalf of yesterday’s you?
If you have committed a crime ten years ago but only got convicted today, it’s only because you should have been convicted ten years ago. Legal system has to make this logic to keep the karma system intact. You can’t sign a contract ten years ago and forfeit it now without being punished, claiming, “It’s not me.”
It is the memories and experiences that make a difference.
I am the same person I was when I was 6, but I have a lot more memories anecdote experiences which is why I’m old enough to drink alcohol but I wasn’t when I was 6 despite being the same person.