"Another occasion the mind often takes of comparing, is, the very being of things, when considering anything as existing at any determined time and place, we compare it with itself existing at another time, and thereon form the ideas of identity and diversity."
Basically i feel Locke is trying to explain how memory works. He says we use all our memories when within place, time, and what you are doing. I feel that its like this, basically our mind id a little more tricky, Memories happen in the mind, all the events in our head are scrambled all over your head and you have to try and figure all the memories that are scrambled and put them into a story. This is what i think a modern translation would be to Lockes statement on page 241
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I agree, Locke is trying to say that our memories and our self existence comes from our memories. We know were are us because we remember our past memories and see ourselves in them. Therefore, that must be our identity.
Memories happen in the mind and are scrambled all over our mind that is why sometimes we can never tell what will happen and what we thinking or kind actions we take. Our mind is very confusing
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