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minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·3 days agoAren’t we largely ships of Theseus regardless? Are the carbon atoms I was born with still in me or have they been slowly cycled out? I guess your teeth and bones prob don’t change much. Welp, time to go do some reading
minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoWell, you aren’t born with teeth, and also you lose your baby teeth and get a new set, so those at least certainly aren’t original.
minus-squareSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 days agoUmm… you’re born with those in your skull.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoJust rattling around loose like Skittles in a bucket
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThat’s why the late showers are “wisdom” teeth. Your brain is finally getting big enough to shove 'em out of there.
minus-squareHakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoEven though your teeth and bones don’t change much, your skin is part of you, and that’s constantly shedding and growing new cells.
Aren’t we largely ships of Theseus regardless? Are the carbon atoms I was born with still in me or have they been slowly cycled out? I guess your teeth and bones prob don’t change much. Welp, time to go do some reading
Well, you aren’t born with teeth, and also you lose your baby teeth and get a new set, so those at least certainly aren’t original.
Umm… you’re born with those in your skull.
Just rattling around loose like Skittles in a bucket
That’s why the late showers are “wisdom” teeth. Your brain is finally getting big enough to shove 'em out of there.
Even though your teeth and bones don’t change much, your skin is part of you, and that’s constantly shedding and growing new cells.