>> Is a house the same house if your tear it down and build a factory? > The house argument is silly when applied to Japan of all places, which is known for fr

>> Is a house the same house if your tear it down and build a factory? > The house argument is silly when applied to Japan of all places, which is known for frequently doing demolish-and-rebuild for wooden construction. Even one of the famous castles. You misunderstood what I said, read it again. Is a factory the same house, if it was built on the same plot of land? It's an entirely different thing, and it's just nonsensical to bring up ship-of-Theseus in a case like that.