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Originally Posted by Nick Treklis  Buddha would be wrong. While it is true that all things are impermanent, this does not undermine A=A. It serves a purpose within the limited context of identity. A thing is exactly what it is in a particular moment. |
Isn't that just "A"? Where does an equal sign come into play?
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My computer from point A in time through point B in time was in fact my computer from point A in time through point B in time. Certainly A=A breaks down, just like causality does at a certain point, but they are none the less absolutely true.
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Except your computer at point A has a different temporal location than at point B. Also, many of the chemical constituents are different as well. Just as a person is a completely new collection of molecules every 7 years or so (i.e. all have been replaced).
Electromagnetic and gravitational fields have varied around your computer to imperceptibly (by you) change the available states for the constituent particles.
Certainly A is pretty much like A...
All is impermanent.