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At what point is the Delaware Block House[1] still the original building[2]? You can see the roof was replaced recently, and presumably the rendering[3].. [1]:
by chrisacky 8y ago
At what point is the Delaware Block House[1] still the original building[2]? You can see the roof was replaced recently, and presumably the rendering[3]..
[1]: Delaware, the Block House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_House
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
[3]: In the episode "Heroes and Villains" (Only Fools and Horses UK Sitcom), Trigger wins an award for having owned the same broom for 20 years. He reveals that it has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles, but insists it is still the same broom.
- mannykannot 8y agoThis issue has been debated at least since the time of Heraclitus (c. 500 BCE) as "The Ship of Theseus". https://www.utne.com/mind-and-body/ship-of-theseus-identity-ze0z1311zjhar https://www.utne.com/mind-and-body/ship-of-theseus-identity-... Doh! I see now that's what reference 2 leads to.
- teekert 8y agoOMG, am I still I while all my molecules constantly replace? (Yes yes, persistent neural structure... but, persistent broom structure?)
- escapecharacter 8y agobroom?
- bloat 8y agohttp://foolsandhorses.weebly.com/triggers-broom.html http://foolsandhorses.weebly.com/triggers-broom.html
- stenl 8y agoReminds me of the Ise Jingū shrine, which has been torn down and rebuilt every 20 years for 2000 years.
- chrisdhoover 8y agoI am in possesion of George Washington’s hammer. The handle has ben replaced 15 times, the head 7.
- dsnuh 8y agoReminds me also of the opening of John Dies At The End. https://imdb.com/title/tt1783732/ https://imdb.com/title/tt1783732/