# What causes the continuity of consciousness?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 18, 2011, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-the-continuity-of-consciousness/575131 "2011-03-18T10:27:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-the-continuity-of-consciousness/575131/21 "2011-03-24T01:02:32Z")

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> [@JerseyMarine2092](#):
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> Hey guys, it’s a nice day outside isn’t it? How bout we take the class outside on the Quad for this week’s discussion?

I realize myriad colleges have a nice, grassy Quad, but you wouldn’t by chance be an Eagle would you?

As for the OP, the answer is, of course, 42.

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