UK
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The Ship of Theseus Powers On
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8 min read
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The Ship of Theseus Powers On
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8 min read
The ancient Greeks posed a thought experiment: if you replace every plank of a ship, one by one, is it still the same ship? The paradox has puzzled philosophers for millennia. It also describes what Britain has done to its electricity system. In 2012, coal generated 40% of UK electricity. Gas provided another 28%. Nuclear
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The Ship of Theseus Powers On
•
8 min read
The ancient Greeks posed a thought experiment: if you replace every plank of a ship, one by one, is it still the same ship? The paradox has puzzled philosophers for millennia. It also describes what Britain has done to its electricity system. In 2012, coal generated 40% of UK electricity. Gas provided another 28%. Nuclear…