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givemewallywestorgivemedeath · 2 years ago

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"If your entire body is replaced by speedforce are you really the same person you started out as? "

i mean seeing as how skin cells work in the real world I gotta go with "obviously"

I gotta tell ya, if your brain completely dies and then rebuilds itself from scratch then you might wanna go see a doctor. Same for any nerve cell, really.

Cause yeah, skin cells do replace themselves at a very quick rate but your brain? You're stuck with what you got. And, uh, it's arguably the most important part. It's what makes you 'you'.

#you get a set stock of neural precursor cells and your brain builds itself throughout adolescence #once you are out of precursor cells thats it. you get one brain. no take backs #so yeah the Ship of Theseus doesn't really apply to the traditional human body cause your brain definitely doesn't replace itself #youve got major fucking issues if it does. like it'll rework some pathways here and there but hooooo boy that stuff is pretty important #you do not want the brain going offline for renovations #also technically bones don't either. though thats weirder cause they can make new bone growth but you aren't ever losing the old bone cells #cept teeth #and the bones that fuse together #so yeah nerves and bones. you're kinda stuck with them #also high-key pretty sure the heart as well but im too tired to double check that #and gametes in AFAB peeps #so ye. the question very much does still stand. if your entire fucking body gets obliterated and rebuilt. are. you. still. you?

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