(September 28, 2023 at 9:03 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(September 28, 2023 at 8:48 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: let’s not get too sentimental about something that doesn’t even have a dog’s personality. a dog remembers you and what you’ve done and behave differently as a result. a dog and you might mold each other. who did the tree mold itself with?
Immaterial. YOU made the claim that one thing can be replaced with another and be 'no different'. A new tree planted in the same spot would not be the same tree.
Boru
that is most material. is there an aspect of the lost that is irreplaceable? a dog’s personality molded from past contact would be difficult to replace. it would be a stretch to say the there are aspects of that tree which could not be replaced with a transplant.
