In the world of philosophy, many questions of identity and change have been posed in various ways over thousands of years.

What if teleportation didn’t move you - but killed you and built a copy? Why the Ship of Theseus paradox exposes the chilling truth behind this sci-fi dream. Who are “you” if every atom is replaced?

If an object has all its components replaced over time, is it still the same object? That’s the idea of the Ship of Theseus paradox. The story goes there is a mythical ship of the Athenian hero ...