Does the ship of Theseus at some point cease to be the ship of Theseus, or does it not?
>>1653452
If it does, then why does it?
>>1653424
It is a ship of Theseus, but not the ship he left with.
No.
Continuity is what matters.
>>1653424
Depends on your definition of "ship", "of, and "Theseus"
>>1653424
Does it keep getting called the ship of Theseus?
>>1653424
That's just a bunch of atoms. The ship is in my head. If you had replaced all the parts, I wouldn't know the difference, because the vessel is an abstract concept I use for reference.