Topic > Summary: A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality

However, the most distressing conclusion one can draw from this is that without a personal identity, how can one be held accountable for one's actions? Or worse, if personal identity and immortality do not exist, does this make all our experiences, morals and actions completely useless and expendable? How can one get used to modern society with this worldview? Ultimately, the quote Miller mentioned was quite accurate: “A little philosophy takes you away from religion, but that deeper understanding brings you back.” Perhaps, even with this deeper knowledge that personal identity and immortality do not exist, we are all faced with the choice of finding a spiritual answer to help us function normally in society; or accept the knowledge that neither truly exists and live life outside of the moral and social norms of