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Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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They’re not thinking about the same thing.
The Ship Of Theseus is a philosophical challenge – if you take a boat and replace one part at this port, and another part at the next port, eventually, all the pieces have been replaced. Is it the same ship, or not?
When did it become a new ship?
This meme is supposed to be about two people saying they like the same thing, with the bottom two frames showing two things that are in the same “category” but are fundamentally different.
The idea of the ship of Theseus is “if you take a ship and over time replace the parts, at what point does it fundamentally become a different ship?”
So it’s a play on that, they both like the “same thing”, though the last two frames are saying “but are those ships really the same?” (Assuming all part were replaced in one of them)
Quick thought experiment:
Which one did you mentally assign the new and the old ship?
I automatically assigned the old ship with him and the new ship with her. I’m wondering if someone else thought the same and who thought different than I?
It’s a philosophical thought experiment about identity
Imagine a ship named Theseus made of wood. Over time, the wood planks get damaged and replaced. Eventually no original pieces are left, the ship is still named Theseus.
If no original pieces remain, is that still the same ship? Conversely, if you cleaned+repaired all the original pieces then re-assembled them, would THAT be the same ship?
If both exist side by side, which is the true Ship of Theseus?
In this [meme format](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-love-video-games-me-too), the second panel is supposed to show that they are talking about different things. So why does it seem like they are talking about the same thing?
Theseus was the mythical king of Athens. It was said that he had a ship, and as planks got old, they would be replaced by new planks of wood. After a great deal of time, every part of the ship would be replaced.
This raises a philosophical question: if every part has been replaced, is it still the same ship? Can we really say it is still the ship of Theseus?
This ancient thought question was expanded in more modern times to ask us to imagine that as they replaced the parts of the ship, each was saved, and then they used those parts to build a ship. Is *this* ship the ship of Theseus, or the other?
So in this meme, one is thinking of the ship that got replaced, while the other is thinking of the ship that got built out of the original parts.
Best version of this meme
Have you ever heard of the ship of Theseus?
(This is a reference to something, Iām not actually asking you lolol)
According to one piece. A ship is the same ship so long as it has itās jolly roger or equivalent and keel intact.
See Triggers Broom.
Same argument with replacing computer parts. When is it a new build?
I draw the line at the motherboard. I can replace anything around it and it’s still my old computer.
If I just swap the motherboard, I have a new PC
Knowledge of the concept of “The Ship of Theseus” (aka “my grandfather’s axe”) is part of it and covered in the other posts.
But part of the joke, and perhaps unintentioned, is they’re talking in a record shop. Or a used media store as there are videos in the back shelves. But I digress. In any record shop, when the conversation is about which band you like, the follow-up question is which version of the band do you like.
Beatles fan? Pre-*Revolver* boy band Beatles or hippy-trippy *Sgt Pepper* Beatles? Pink Floyd fan? Before or after Syd Barrett left? Before or after Roger Waters left? Big fan of ’80s rock frontman David Coverdale? Which version of his Whitesnake do you prefer?
Ship of Theseus, the band.
[https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=the+ship+of+theseus](https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=the+ship+of+theseus)
It’s referring to a theory/debate about the ship still being the same despite having several repairs or changes being made to the original design
Think of it like this. Are you still the same person after growing up or are you completely different from what you were before growing up
Is there a āitās the same pictureā meme joke for āthe ship of Theseusā
https://youtu.be/LAh8HryVaeY
I always assign the new ship to myself feels like the perfect metaphor for my ever-evolving snack stash. Replace one candy bar at a time, and suddenly itās a whole *new* treasure trove!
It’s a reference to “If you gradually replace each part of a ship, when does it become a new ship?” It’s a classic thought experiment
The Ship of Theseus is a philosophy question, if you replace a ship one board at a time and make another ship over time which one is the real ship of theseus? This meme shows both versions of the same ship, but they’re different (because that is the meme format) thus asking the same question which one is the ship of theseus.
Wandavision explains this best.
This is literally such a mood. Itās like when you agree with someone about something but then realize you both mean different things š
Hahaha that’s really good
Edit: I just wanted to add the opening scene from John dies at the end https://youtu.be/O-W_P7rMQRA?si=4aWjlrFtnEiBSEgk
So, you’re telling me that if I replace every plank on my boat, it’s suddenly a new boat? I’m gonna tell my insurance company that, see if they buy it LOL
What is happening in the original image (for context)
This might be the funniest thing ive seen in months
This is a double pun.
It relies on the following information:
1. This meme is usually used when it sounds like they are talking about the same thing, but they actually aren’t.
2. The ship of Theseus is a thought experiment where you replace each part of the ship, one by one over time, due to wear and tear and then wonder if it is the same ship.
So the joke is – it sound like they are thinking of the same thing and they are! But are they really?
Just watch [this scene](https://youtu.be/ldoh71uNZmk) from WandaVision. Itāll sum it up nicely for you
i believe it is a reference to markiplier and frienda podcast “Distractible”
Idk what to tell you those are two completely different ships. Not a single piece of wood is the same between them.
In the myth, they kept the ship around for so long that it began rotting, so they replaced it with a new plank each time.
This is the ultimate joke for this template
Damn, one of the more clever jokes I’ve seen on here
Wait I was always confused by this. It is called the ship of Theseus. Meaning itās Theseusās (?)ship, regardless of the parts or not.
Triggersā broom.
Itās like when English folk say āI like spotted d*ckā. It means two different things.
This oneās good lol
God I hate it here
F’ing hilarious
“They’re not the same picture.”
Technically, it’s a different ship in the sense that it has a different part, every change to its physical structure changes it. However, it never becomes a new ship in the sense of identity because it’s still known as the ship of thesseus.
Physically, the boat changes. In terms of names it’s the same.
What even is this meme format and why is it everywhere
It becomes a new ship when most of the parts are new and not old. Is that the answer?
She prefers older boats
It’s a thought experiment, this video explains it https://youtu.be/DTYnzLbHUHA?si=pvy5gcy4UijyfGaz
This one isn’t even that hard to answer imo. The smaller details of how a wooden ship was built all depended on the keel. Everything could be replaced and repaired, but if the keel broke the ship was a write-off.
So at least to me, the original ship will always be the original ship, because it’ll keep the original keel. And the new ship will be, well, a new ship with a new keel using salvaged parts.