Well, if I believe that I AM an immortal soul riding in a body, then, sure, I can see that.

The really funny thing was that the people arguing in favor of the distinction were, so far as I'm aware, all atheists. The other side was a mixed bag, but I know it had at least a couple of theists (me and a Christian).

(As far as I know, all the people who found the distinction ballocks and argued the point have significant personal experience with major depression.)