#philosophy-of-mind Created at 290323 # [Anonymous feedback](https://www.admonymous.co/louis030195) # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought Last modified date: 290323 Commit: 0 # Related # TODO > [!TODO] TODO # Theseus consciousness The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment about whether an object which has had all of its original components replaced remains the same object. According to legend, Theseus, the mythical Greek founder-king of Athens, rescued the children of Athens from King Minos after slaying the minotaur and then escaped onto a ship going to Delos. Each year, the Athenians commemorated this legend by taking the ship on a pilgrimage to Delos to honor Apollo. A question was raised by ancient philosophers: After several centuries of maintenance, if each individual part of the Ship of Theseus was replaced, one at a time, was it still the same ship? In the same sense as the ship of Theseus, if your consciousness is learned and recreated,is it still the same consciousness? This is a complicated philosophical question that has puzzled many thinkers throughout history. If we imagine that every neuron in our brain were to be replaced, one at a time, with an identical neuron, would we still be the same person? Or would we be a completely different person with different memories, thoughts, and personalities? Some argue that consciousness is tied to the physical structure of the brain and that if the brain were replicated, so too would the consciousness. However, others believe that consciousness is more than just the sum of its physical parts and that it is necessary to retain our original memories and experiences to truly be considered the same person. In reality, the technology to recreate consciousness does not yet exist, and it is a topic of much debate as to whether such a feat will ever be possible. Only time will tell if we will one day be able to recreate consciousness and answer the question of whether we can truly transfer our minds into new bodies or digital space.