So, is it the same ship or not?
in a legal sense it is but in a physical sense it is not
>>17440957A ship is an idea whose time has come.
If the DNA of two anime characters is changed gradually over time, at what point does it become a different ship?
>>17440961Would Ranma and Akane be a different ship from Ranko and Akane?
>>17440957Truly a question of a scienticism atheist freak or a Normal human who accepts something more than the material world.Yes the ship is the same. What's understand doesn't need to be said.
>>17440957Fucking retard yes it is. Let us put it in something more relatable. You own a car. You get a flat tire. You replace the tire. Is it a new car? No. You then get rear ended and your bumper is fucked. You replace your bumper. Do you have a new car? No. Do this over and over until every part is replaced. Do you have a new car? No. Does insurance say you have a new car? Fuck no. Can you sell it for the same price you bought it brand new? Retarded if you say yes because no.
>>17440957Stops being the same ship when less than 50% of the parts are original. Simple.
If the parts are gradually replaced, then it is still the same ship even when none of the original parts remain, because the original parts have transferred the ship's essence to the new parts. If the ship is entirely replaced one part at a time without being utilized as a ship, it is not the same ship. This is the scientific answer.
>>17441029ESL christbeaner
>>17440957Depends on the context/what you're trying to say. The map isn't the territory. Names aren't actual objects, they're abstractions pointing at objects. "The ship" , "the old ship", and "the refurbished ship" are labels that describe a tiny part of reality that's relevant to the discussion, but they're not the actual reality. Sometimes it's useful to make a distinction between the old and the new ship but other times it's irrelevant.
