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by ktRolster 3225 days ago
IT's kind of like saying, "This river is not the same river that it was upstream, and yet it is. The river is not the same water of last year, and yet it is the same river."

The phenomenon is entirely well understood by all involved, and yet coming up with a reasonable definition is hard. http://existentialcomics.com/comic/164 So it's easier to be mystical.