Comments on: A mental mind-f*ck can be nice

By: JackP

JackP — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:01:21 +0000

@Jim,
that’s kind of the Trigger argument that asks “if you’ve replaced a broom head twice and the broom handle once, is it still the same broom?”

I think the replacement varies according to the type of cells (nerve, bone, heart – slow; skin – fast). The common statement is ‘every cell is replaced within 7 years’ is not true – even at age 20, only 1% of heart cells are replaced/year (reduced to about 0.5% at age 75), although it’s likely that my skin is entirely new within 1 month…

By: Jim O'Donnell

Jim O'Donnell — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:43:51 +0000

Now I’m trying to remember what the timescale is for the cells in your body to die and be replenished. I have a feeling that, physically speaking, the you that wrote this post is a totally new body of cells compared to you one month ago, say. Arguably a completely new body, yet with the same memories and experiences as the old one.

By: Cole

Cole — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:48:00 +0000

Reckon you’d like the new film Moon (http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/moon/) then Jack which is pretty much based on this exact premise.

Check it out – I was lucky enough to catch the International Premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival last week.

A great sci-Fi film with a real seventies (lo-fi/minimalistic) feel to it.

By: Darren Taylor

Darren Taylor — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:30:22 +0000

A very deep post Jack, where did this come from? You left something very important out and that is the soul. Surely your soul, if you believe such a thing exists, is what makes you you?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:34:47 +0000

You need to lay off the Benylin mate.