# You Are Not the Same Mind You Were by Marvin Minsky > "One's present personality cannot share all the thoughts of one's older personalities." > **— Marvin Minsky**, *The Society of Mind (1987), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Society of Mind (1987), excerpt candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Article:** [[articles/Science of Digital Consciousness|Science of Digital Consciousness]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Identity|Identity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Marvin Minsky|Marvin Minsky]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Durable Identity|Durable Identity]] - [[wiki/Identity-Bearing Invariants|Identity-Bearing Invariants]] - [[wiki/Digital Identity Succession|Digital Identity Succession]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "One's present personality cannot share all the thoughts of one's older personalities." — Marvin Minsky, The Society of Mind (1987), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-marvin-minsky-not-mind ```