Behold the Ship of Theseus

BEHOLD “SHIP OF THESEUS”

A classical wooden sailing ship is shown beneath the caption “BEHOLD ‘SHIP OF THESEUS’.” The joke presents an ordinary ancient-looking vessel as a dramatic reveal, riffing on the philosophical paradox about whether an object remains the same after all its parts are replaced. EN: A classical wooden sailing ship is shown beneath the caption “BEHOLD ‘SHIP OF THESEUS’.” The joke presents an ordinary ancient-looking vessel as a dramatic reveal, riffing on the philosophical paradox about whether an object remains the same after all its parts are replaced.

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