The ship of Theseus

The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment that was first written down by Plutarch - an ancient Greek historian. Plutarch wrote, "The ship wherein Theseus and the youth of Athens returned had thirty oars, and was preserved by the Athenians down even to the time of Demetrius Phalereus, for they took away the old planks as they decayed, putting in new and stronger timber in their place, insomuch that this ship became a standing example among the philosophers, for the logical question of the things that grow; one side holding that the ship remained the same, and the other contending that it was not the same." The question is, if you replace each part of a Theseus ship with new wood, is it still Theseus ship? Many believe that this is similar to human life. Humans are constantly changing, both physically and mentally, so, if we are constantly changing, are we still us in the end? Philosophers believe that objects are constantly changing and evolving, however, the identity of the object never changes. If an elephant evolved to not have husks we don't stop calling it an elephant. In the end, we're in a constant state of changing and it's something we can't control. You can try and shape yourself into a good person, but you can't control things like that and sometimes you need to let the universe flow. Certain things might stay with you, such as morals, ethics, and sometimes even mannerisms, other times you just need to let it flow. Things will also occur that you didn't want to happen, however, those things may benefit you in the future.