We always say that human wisdom is endless. However, in history, there are also some difficult problems that many scientists and philosophers can't get results after thinking hard, and various paradoxes are one of them. Wise men of all ages have also racked their brains for the difficult problem that the same proposition implies two conclusions that can be justified.
There is such a ship that sails at sea all the year round. It was named theseus. In the long voyage, it has been unable to withstand more storms, and it needs to be repaired and replaced, otherwise it will endanger the lives of sailors. During the voyage again and again, all the parts of the ship were replaced. This is the ship of Theseus, also known as theseus's paradox.
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Philosophers have always had different views on this issue. Conceptually, the so-called theseus ship refers to the ship that sailors take, which has nothing to do with the replacement of parts. But in fact, it seems that the ship composed of replacement parts is the real theseus ship.
When this paradox extends to human beings, it is even more frightening. As we all know, human cells are constantly updated, and every six to seven years, all cells in the whole body will be updated. When asked this question, most people have the same reaction. Of course, I'm still who I was seven years ago. Some people think that people's consciousness and memory are the most important things. They form a person. The replacement of body cells is not the replacement of consciousness and memory, but people are still the original people.