Velleman says, "I want to suggest that the existence of an enduring self, if it is indeed an illusion, is one of two illusions that go hand-in-hand. A consequence of shedding the one illusion would be to shed the other as well. The other illusion of which I speak has to do with the nature of time."

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Velleman argues that the belief in an enduring self is related to the illusion of a continuous and unchanging time, and that abandoning one illusion would involve abandoning the other as well.

Velleman Says, "I Want to Suggest That the Existence of an Enduring