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Your body already does this though. Cells die and are replaced all the time, even neurons. You aren't you from seven years ago nor 14 years ago and you're still
by krisgee 13y ago
Your body already does this though. Cells die and are replaced all the time, even neurons. You aren't you from seven years ago nor 14 years ago and you're still barely you from last year. I'm not really sure why this argument even enters into the equation, if I replace all my parts and still think the same I'm essentially still me (In an awesome robot body).
- raverbashing 13y agoSo, if it does that, why doesn't it keep doing that, or it keeps working as if brand new? And it's "Your", not "You're"
- krisgee 13y agoBecause over time the replication of cells becomes imperfect, I'm not going to try and explain it because I don't feel like I truly understand it but that's the essential bit, after around the age of 35-40 your cells stop replicating perfectly and errors start building up which eventually lead to the actual cause of death, things like organ failure or cancer. Thanks for catching the typo, I don't look these posts over well enough sometimes.