Day 11 of 365

January 11

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Philosophy

The Ship of Theseus Paradox

This ancient thought experiment questions identity over time: if you replace every plank of a ship one by one, is it still the same ship? If you then build a new ship from the original planks, which is the real Ship of Theseus? This paradox has implications for understanding personal identity, consciousness, and what makes something fundamentally 'itself.'

💡 Did you know?

This same paradox applies to the human body - almost all your cells are replaced every 7-10 years!

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