Quote Originally Posted by Brice View Post
Yes, and there needn't even be a soul at all for the idea to work. Each you is both an independent you and a part of a whole at the same time.
Which begs the question of what is the whole? Is it some "real" version of a person that exists at some level. Is it merely the sum of its parts?

Also, I have a question for Jean based on the implications of this discussion vis a vis Christianity and the soul. Let's assume that all of these alternate versions of a person are aspects of the same soul. How does that work regarding eternal punishment/reward? If an alternate Jean commits a mortal sin, what does this mean for Jean's eternal soul?

And Matthew, if I had any I'd smoke it, but I suspect it'd only lead to a lot more questions. And I am most assuredly not a hippie.