Parfit's Transporter Tale thought experiment is intended to show that

A. psychological continuity is sufficient for personal identity.
B. the replicate Parfits are numerically identical to Parfit.
C. teletransporters will never be technically possible.
D. psychological continuity is not enough for personal identity.


Answer: D

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