[tshaddox]

Sure, it could be one of those possibilities, or maybe other options neither of us have thought of. But still, the point is that the feeling of identity is apparently mistaken. Many people apparently have the strong conviction that the conscious agent they identify as their self is identical to the agent that controls many or all physical actions their body takes (or certainly at least deliberate actions like pressing a button). The point is that conviction appears to be mistaken.