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minus-squareSavvyWolf@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoCounterpoint: Making positive lifestyle changes can result in a more positive outlook which in turn leads to more positive social interactions. Would rebuilding his face not be akin to someone getting in shape and thus feeling and acting better.
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoSure but that’s not what ship of Theseus is about, in the thought experiment the ship is replaced piece by piece, but looks exactly the same. It is, for all intents and purposes, identical, meaning no minor improvements. But physically different.
Counterpoint: Making positive lifestyle changes can result in a more positive outlook which in turn leads to more positive social interactions.
Would rebuilding his face not be akin to someone getting in shape and thus feeling and acting better.
Sure but that’s not what ship of Theseus is about, in the thought experiment the ship is replaced piece by piece, but looks exactly the same. It is, for all intents and purposes, identical, meaning no minor improvements. But physically different.