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I’m reminded of an old philosophical thought exercise I heard once: “This is George Washington’s axe. The head has been replaced twice and the handle has been r

I’m reminded of an old philosophical thought exercise I heard once: “This is George Washington’s axe. The head has been replaced twice and the handle has been replaced three times, but it’s George Washington’s axe.”

elygre 6y ago
Like the ship of Theseus: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
- m463 6y ago
  that has been superseded by 3dbenchy ;) https://duckduckgo.com/?q=3dbenchy&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?q=3dbenchy&iar=images&iax=images&ia=...
ChildOfChaos 6y ago
I believe the technical term for this, is triggers broom.
icemelt8 6y ago
If we remove the brain of Bob, and place Jack's brain in his head. Who is he? Bob or Jack?