The Ship of Theseus Paradox

The Ship of Theseus Paradox is a famous question which has sparked debate across centuries. It states — if we gradually replace all the parts of a ship is it still the original ship. Moreover, if we reassemble the old parts, which ship is now more original? This paradox extends to us living beings too. Since all our cells get replaced within a year, are we still the same person we were a year ago?

A way to think of it

Any creation which has ever existed in the universe has been a result of the manifestor. The creation then evolves to take different forms — while the idea behind it persists through time. We, living beings too, are manifestation of the power above us — the greatest “manifestor”.

Whenever a part of ship is replaced, it is done to improve its efficiency and increase the longevity of it’s life. Without that replacement there’s a high chance that other parts may fail faster than they were supposed to. Same is with us, new cells replace the old ones so that our body keeps functioning well. This is how evolution of organisms and ideas has always worked.

Which is the more original one?

If we replaced all the parts of the original ship in question and reassembled we’d get two ships. One with all the new parts and still functional and the other with the old parts and not-so functional. To me, both are original ships — the new one carries the core identity of the creator and old one the creator tried to create himself.

Both of them are manifestations of the same creator with difference being one being an evolved one. The idea taking it’s natural flow evolved through time. We, humans, are manifestations of the one above having both — similarities and variations. Our Individuality distinguishes us, provide us to have a significance in the way we like, but simultaneously are manifestation of the same being observing us all along.