(August 23, 2021 at 4:15 pm)Secular Elf Wrote: It has been a long time since I delved into any philosophy, so I am just dipping my toes into the Ship of Theseus as I have not encountered this mind puzzle before and just looked it up. It is an interesting question. I almost immediately began thinking in terms of the human body on a cellular level. Physically our cells make us who we are. They die and are replaced by new cells constantly. So if millions of cells are replaced in a year's time, would an individual be the same person from the one the year before?
The biologogical answer is no, not the same. The body does not replace dead with identical cells, even though you might 'feel' that same.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
