According to Hume, "When my perceptions are removed for any time, as by sound sleep; so long am I insensible of myself, and may truly be said to have a separate identity."

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David Hume argued that personal identity is a fiction and that there is no fixed, persistent self that continues over time. He suggested that what we consider our "self" is merely a bundle of perceptions, and without these perceptions, there is no sense of self. However, the quoted statement misrepresents his view by suggesting a "separate identity" exists during periods without perception, like deep sleep, which Hume did not claim.

According to Hume, "When My Perceptions Are Removed for Any