If the result is the same why does it matter if the process is different? Does my brain work in the new head? I'm that case the new head is simply an aesthetic change like a nose job.
This line of reasoning also leads to some pretty transphobic logic which I'm sure isn't the intent, but claiming you aren't the same person for having parts removed or replaced has implications.
Yeah, sure. I'm Giygas. If I can get from one place to another instantly and suffer no noticeable material consequences then I'm getting in the teleporter. You're leaping to a lot of conclusions and seem to have way bigger of an investment against teleporters than I could possibly fathom. I think just no one would give a shit and would just get from place to place faster.
we’re all ships of theseus whether we use teleporters or not
You can dry dock and refloat a "dead" ship a lot easier than a dead person. Humans spend their whole lives changing, adapting, and ultimately decaying. We're nothing like the Ship of Theseus.
the thought experiment that asks whether an entity maintains its unique identity despite having all or most of its parts swapped out for new ones
Specifically, identical parts. The thought experiment effectively posits "Is a perfect copy the same as the original?"
Creating an identical replica of a boat is hugely different from a replica of a human being, even before you get into the question of consciousness.
The ship is just how the question is presented.
The statement "We are all Ships of Theseus" doesn't make any sense, as humans going through life don't have anything in common with the thought experiment.
We aren't identical replicas of our prior selves. We undergo significant changes over time, becoming very obviously distinct from our past incarnations.
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If the result is the same why does it matter if the process is different? Does my brain work in the new head? I'm that case the new head is simply an aesthetic change like a nose job.
This line of reasoning also leads to some pretty transphobic logic which I'm sure isn't the intent, but claiming you aren't the same person for having parts removed or replaced has implications.
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Then you're both dead people. That's not a thought experiment it's just bad imaginary surgery.
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If the result is what you want what difference does it make?
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Yeah, sure. I'm Giygas. If I can get from one place to another instantly and suffer no noticeable material consequences then I'm getting in the teleporter. You're leaping to a lot of conclusions and seem to have way bigger of an investment against teleporters than I could possibly fathom. I think just no one would give a shit and would just get from place to place faster.
You're coming off super unhinged here.
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You should probably see a therapist.
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It's not. Teleporters don't exist and won't for any foreseeable future.
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Okay, I'm done. Read back that sentence and tell me it makes any sense at all
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Cause there are none cause it has never been done. Literally no one knows.
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some people wanna die, we dont let them
libs: "noooo, you can't do a revolution"
You can dry dock and refloat a "dead" ship a lot easier than a dead person. Humans spend their whole lives changing, adapting, and ultimately decaying. We're nothing like the Ship of Theseus.
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Specifically, identical parts. The thought experiment effectively posits "Is a perfect copy the same as the original?"
Creating an identical replica of a boat is hugely different from a replica of a human being, even before you get into the question of consciousness.
The statement "We are all Ships of Theseus" doesn't make any sense, as humans going through life don't have anything in common with the thought experiment.
We aren't identical replicas of our prior selves. We undergo significant changes over time, becoming very obviously distinct from our past incarnations.
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"my cells" you mean the oppressed workers who under the dictatorship of the
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