Is it still the same ship?
The Ship of Theseus, and why it is really a question about you.
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@atoms_annie5h · ♥ 180
Biologically almost every atom in you has been replaced. So the answer is no?
Biologically almost every atom in you has been replaced. So the answer is no?
@pattern_pat4h · ♥ 240
It is the pattern that persists, not the matter. Same song, different instrument.
It is the pattern that persists, not the matter. Same song, different instrument.
@thinkingkwame4h
That's the psychological-continuity view, Locke would agree with you.
That's the psychological-continuity view, Locke would agree with you.
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