The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment about a ship which has its parts replaced over time contemplating philosophers at that time if its still the same ship or not.
Although this takes a look at the objects around us, the same is applicable to humans too.
We grow from being a child to a man and undergo changes basis our experience and exposure to the world.
Are we still the same person? The answer to this one is a very tricky one.
On the outside, you maybe the same person to the people around but in the inside is where the changes takes place.
We might not have parts to replace in the literal sense, but its more about our thoughts & the perception that we build over time bring out the changes within us.
We underestimate our thoughts and its impacts on us. There are times when we do not even realize as if we are on a auto-pilot mode.
Its only when you break-down your thoughts, one understands better and that forms the basis of what we could says taking the right/corrective action.
Again we don't know if its the right thing to do but the mind has its own bias and judgements to come to a conclusion.
Its so strange that we are taught about education to make a living but the thoughts that forms the basis of the man's existence, actions, behavior is not worked on.
In fact this is a topic that a majority of the people are not even aware to have a realization. This is not something that gets discussed.
Like the ship of Theseus, are you the same person or not?
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