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Neurons, I don't think get replaced. However, the matter that makes up your neurons get refreshed.

Only in the sense that the physical parts that make up your body are different. The information, however, that constitutes your sense of self hasn't changed. Unless you have an altered or degraded mental state people don't dissociate which means you can assume you are still "you" even if the...

Depends on how you define the problem. Is it the same ship physically? No. Is it still Theseus' ship? Yes. "Object continuity" is too vague a term for this question. It still comes down to what sort of continuity you are discussing.

Personally, I think the Ship of Theseus problem is only a problem because people are inexact in with their language when it comes to defining the problem. Option 1 applies when you refer to the concept of a ship. Option 2 applies when you refer to the matter that make up the ship, in which...