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David emphasizes that there are two issues. First, can your \\u201cself\\u201d be validly judged as not good enough, as inferior or even worthless? Or, can your \\u201cself\\u201d be validly judged as more worthwhile, or even superior? And is it really true that some people are more worthwhile, or less worthwhile, than others? Do more worthwhile, or less worthwhile human beings exist?

Second, do we even have a \\u201cself?\\u201d

Fabrice talks about the history of the concept of ego. For example, Freud divided the human mind into three parts: the id, ego and superego. Do these really exist as \\u201cthings,\\u201d or are they just concepts, or metaphors for talking about the mind? When you try to think about the \\u201cego\\u201d or the \\u201cself\\u201d as a thing, that\\u2019s when you get in trouble.

David argues that if you believe that someone people are \\u201cmore worthwhile\\u201d or \\u201cless worthwhile,\\u201d you\\u2019d have to define what a of worthwhile human being is.