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question:what-is-it-like-to-be-a-caterpillar-slowly-changing-into-a-butterfly-as-its-brain-is-largely-dissolved-and-reassembledwhat is it like to be a caterpillar, slowly changing into a butterfly as its brain is largely dissolved and reassembled?
Second-order consciousness question highlighting plasticity of the Self.
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