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On Philosophy of the mind…a constant work-in-progress

My freshman year of college, I took a beginning philosophy course that amazed me. It opened my mind to a whole new method of thought-one in which questions that don't have a provable answer are brought up, mulled over, and discussed, but ending with no real, finite conclusion. I loved it. What I am going to do now is present some of the puzzles that my teacher posed to me, to you. There are no right answers, just what you feel makes sense to you. All you have to do is have an argument to back it up. There are no simple yes-no answers in Philosophy. It's all "yes, because…" and "no, because…."Of course, I will put in my two cents on what I believe may be correct… that's my right, as it's my page J But, I'll also try to add some other arguments, too. You might agree with one, or different parts of a few. I'd love to get feed back on it all, so feel free to email me.

The Ship of Theseus The first question posed by my philosophy teacher. Proof that the simplest answer isn't always simple.

The Chariot Race A twist on the Ship of Theseus ponderment.

The Transporter My answer to this one is still something that I'm working on, but at least the question is here a complete. My stumbling answer is here as well, incomplete as it is.

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