The Brave Officer and Senile General thought experiment is intended to show that

A. Locke's theory of personal identity leads to a contradiction.
B. there is no contradiction in Locke's theory of personal identity.
C. TRUE memories can never be lost.
D. memories have nothing to do with personal identity.


Answer: A

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