Modeling is an argument, not a conclusion

The Ship of Theseus isn’t just a puzzle. It’s a mirror. It reflects back at us all the quiet assumptions we carry about identity, permanence, and change. And in ontology, those assumptions become encoded—solidified into the logic of systems that influence research, healthcare, policy, and more.

Today we’re standing at the river's edge - talking about identity, transformation, and what makes a thing that very thing — from ships to cells to the heart inside your chest. Let’s dive into the philosophical and practical questions of realism, identity over time, and the frameworks we use to describe the world.

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