Trolling in 8th century BC.

[BurntToast]

Odysseus was traveling on his ship. Now each time a board on the ship would rot he would have his men replace it with a new one. This continued for ten full years until the entire ship was completely replaced. When the entire ship was replaced Odysseus wondered, is the ship new or old?

 

[DarkFire1004]

Re: Tolling in 8th century BC.

... Are you asking us?

 

[BurntToast]

Re: Tolling in 8th century BC.

... Are you asking us?

Yes.

 

[Newbie]

Re: Tolling in 8th century BC.

Was the title perhaps intended to be "Trolling in 8th century BC."? It seems a bit more appropriate.

I know nothing of ship building, but I do know that there is a frame that, in a time where there was no mass production, was unique and essential to each ship. So long as the frame was never replaced I'd say it was. If the frame was damaged to such an extent it had to be replaced you'd likely be getting a new ship anyway.

 

[Obeliskos]

Re: Trolling in 8th century BC.

My brain...

 

[Goldstein]

Re: Trolling in 8th century BC.

Isn't this more along the lines of existentialism than trolling? Anyway, the 'ship' is old even if the ship is new. Their concept of 'ship' is old and only gets older, even if the physical ship associated with the object is completely new. And, each of the boards varied in age, so it's not like the ship is completely new in any case.

 

[Twisted]

Re: Trolling in 8th century BC.

If you refurbish and restore a 1963 Dodge Charger, replace all of the stuff in it, make it work as good as it was working in 1963, its still a 1963 Dodge Charger, which means its still old

 

[Kusanagi]

Re: Trolling in 8th century BC.

Old ship is old.

 

[Pheonix Alugere]

Re: Trolling in 8th century BC.

Unless you replace all the boards at the same time, most of the boards will still be old.

 

[Copper]

Re: Trolling in 8th century BC.

Having seen my father do such with our '71 Olds, I am inclined to agree with Twisted's logic in this discussion.

 

[Unknown Squid]

Re: Trolling in 8th century BC.

Is that the best Odysseus can do? Getting pwned by a group of 21st century perverts?

That's some funky craftsmanship on the statue though. Shame about his nose...

 

[Sinfulwolf]

Re: Trolling in 8th century BC.

Is that the best Odysseus can do? Getting pwned by a group of 21st century perverts?

He also beat the cyclops. Survived the Trojan War (in fact he came up with the Trojan Horse)... and mores.