Ship of Theseus Wikipedia Article

The "Ship of Theseus" article has been edited 1792 times since it was created in July of 2003. At present, 0% of the phrases in the original article (seen below) remain. Ship of Theseus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia According to an ancient Greek legend, Theseus had a warship that was preserved as a historical relic by the Athenians. Some of its boards rotted and had to be replaced. After many, many years, many such replacements occurred. Eventually, none of the original boards were present. Philosophers could then debate whether it was the same ship that Theseus had used, and if not, when it had ceased to be so. A modern embellishment If Theseus paid a nontransferable fee, allowed to be used for only one ship, for the privilege of docking in a particular harbor, would he violate the non-transferability of his license if repeated replacement of boards eventually had the result described above?

A screenshot of a social media post jokes that the Wikipedia article about the Ship of Theseus has been edited so many times that none of the original wording remains. Below it, the article explains the ancient philosophical paradox about a ship whose boards are gradually replaced, questioning whether it remains the same ship. The joke applies the paradox to Wikipedia editing and is used as a reaction to extreme revisions or gradual change. EN: A screenshot of a social media post jokes that the Wikipedia article about the Ship of Theseus has been edited so many times that none of the original wording remains. Below it, the article explains the ancient philosophical paradox about a ship whose boards are gradually replaced, questioning whether it remains the same ship. The joke applies the paradox to Wikipedia editing and is used as a reaction to extreme revisions or gradual change.

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