Maybo
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I just learnt a paradox about the Ship of Theseus. The worn out parts of the ship have been replaced by new ones until no original part remains. It begs the question of whether this ship is still the Ship of Theseus. However, if the worn-out parts were assembled into a ship, would it become the real Ship of Theseus? In my opinion, it's just its name and symbolic meaning make the ship unique. In the sense of construction, they are the same. For example, if we replace all the parts of boeing 777, it will still be a boeing 777 because it's construction and model won't changed. Therefore, if both ships' construction are the same and they have been used by Theseus, both ships are the Ship of Theseus.![ROFL :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I just learnt a paradox about the Ship of Theseus. The worn out parts of the ship have been replaced by new ones until no original part remains. It begs the question of whether this ship is still the Ship of Theseus. However, if the worn-out parts were assembled into a ship, would it become the real Ship of Theseus? In my opinion, it's just its name and symbolic meaning make the ship unique. In the sense of construction, they are the same. For example, if we replace all the parts of boeing 777, it will still be a boeing 777 because it's construction and model won't changed. Therefore, if both ships' construction are the same and they have been used by Theseus, both ships are the Ship of Theseus.