(May 17, 2016 at 8:19 pm)KUSA Wrote: They say we have every cell in our body replaced every 7 years. Are we the same person then? It's like the ship of Theseus. Replace every component and it's not the same ship.
Since we are not the same person, the old person died and we are simply a copy. Why should we even fear death? We die every day one cell at a time. Every aspect of you today will be dead in a few years and replaced with a copy.
What are your thoughts on this?
Your blood cells are replaced about every 120 days, fat cells about every 12 years, oocytes never, many brain cells never.
Regardless of knowledge of cell replacement, to go through life thinking that you don't change over time seems a little naive.
If water rots the soles of your boots, what does it do to your intestines?
