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From the Ted Talk by Anil Ananthaswamy: Where does your sense of self come from? A scientific look

Unscramble the Blue Letters

You may have realized by now that there still remains the question of who or what is doing the experiencing, even in the case of aleterd selves. This epneixnercig “I” in the question “Who am I?” is at the heart of the debate about the self. This experiencing “I” doesn’t go away if one or a few aspects of the self are disrupted. But what if all of the aspects of the self that comprise us were to be disrupted? Would the experiencing “I” dpaepsair? We don't have a satisfactory answer to that question, yet. It’s possible that the experiencing “I” is also an illusion, in the sense of being a couoticrstnn, a construction without a constructor. That debate, however, is somewhat unresolved.

Open Cloze

You may have realized by now that there still remains the question of who or what is doing the experiencing, even in the case of _______ selves. This ____________ “I” in the question “Who am I?” is at the heart of the debate about the self. This experiencing “I” doesn’t go away if one or a few aspects of the self are disrupted. But what if all of the aspects of the self that comprise us were to be disrupted? Would the experiencing “I” _________? We don't have a satisfactory answer to that question, yet. It’s possible that the experiencing “I” is also an illusion, in the sense of being a ____________, a construction without a constructor. That debate, however, is somewhat unresolved.

Solution

  1. altered
  2. disappear
  3. construction
  4. experiencing

Original Text

You may have realized by now that there still remains the question of who or what is doing the experiencing, even in the case of altered selves. This experiencing “I” in the question “Who am I?” is at the heart of the debate about the self. This experiencing “I” doesn’t go away if one or a few aspects of the self are disrupted. But what if all of the aspects of the self that comprise us were to be disrupted? Would the experiencing “I” disappear? We don't have a satisfactory answer to that question, yet. It’s possible that the experiencing “I” is also an illusion, in the sense of being a construction, a construction without a constructor. That debate, however, is somewhat unresolved.

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Important Words

  1. altered
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