... same body as we change so much throughout our lives through both physical growth, change of shape and size, hair colour etc. Even our very cells change. There are suggestions of gaining new bodies which reflect ones' inner nature; but one may question whether a physical body can ever reflect all the mental states, emotions and characteristics which form a person. There is of course the argument that appearances often help to form personality; some individuals' lives often revolve around body and image. Personality is often formed by obsession with one's own body, and reactions towards it from other people. One could argue that nature is not in fact a product of our appearance, and therefore the physical body is required for identification purposes. The 'Replica Theory' begins to address the problem of identity through the suggestion of an exact replica of the individual will appear with ...

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