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Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.

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[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 49 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm in my 40s now, so I guess my body.

[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 32 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Apparently we are just the brain and eyeballs(and female gonads) piloting a meat sack of Theseus.

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

Meat sack of Theseus is an excellent band name

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'm guessing metabolism causes the matter in a brain cell to turn over pretty often, even, and new neurons continue to grow throughout your life. Tooth enamel is the only part I know you can be reasonably sure is the same atoms as it's always been. Eye lenses might have some chemically durable portion, I suppose.

A person is like a river. Always the same thing, but always changing.

[–] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

No wonder I love eating cheese and solving mazes so much!

[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 days ago

lol this is excellent, bravo ^^