Interesting Thoughts #002 | A House Divided

President Abraham Lincoln said that "A house divided against itself cannot stand."[1]

Mathematically, however, a house divided against itself can stand. Any number divided by itself is equal to 1 (ex. 39 / 39 = 1). Therefore, house / house = 1

One could argue that, if anything, it causes unity.

I can see the comments now...

"But Zac, he didn't mean it mathematically"

"That's not what he meant"

"He meant it metaphorically"

I don't care.

I never said he did mean it mathematically. I'm just saying that mathematically, it would work.

Intriguing Thoughts #001

Ever heard the age-old argument about "If you replace the head of a hammer, and later replace the wooden handle, is it still the same hammer"? A hammer is just an example, though. It can be any object. But what about a human?

It is no secret (hopefully) that your body is constantly replacing old cells with new ones at the rate of millions per second. In fact, by the time you finish reading this sentence, 50 million of your cells will have died and been replaced by others. But don't worry, the life cycle of every cell is carefully controlled, so you should always have just the right number of each type of cell.^[1]

Only a few cells don't get replaced: Those in the lenses of our eyes, and most neurons of our central nervous system.^[2] So, physically, are you the same person as you were 7-10 years ago ( the average time it takes for all replaceable cells to be replaced)?