RE: What is a person?
May 13, 2010 at 9:33 am
(This post was last modified: May 13, 2010 at 9:33 am by tackattack.)
so now that we've agreed upon the worth of a person as a formula... that includes elements that must be part of the defintion.
A person must have a place on the space time continuum.
Be able to interact with others of similar speices
Must have a function
Must have mannerisms.
Be defined as homo sapien by genus and phylum
without the last one, I'm sure that our gorrila friends see other gorrillas as the gorilla equivelant to humans, but we wouldn't, nor would they see us as part of their society with value. By giving worth to things outside theese parameters (like hippie tree lovers and fanatic animal worshiper.. I mean advocates) we impart on them a sense of being a part of society thus having value to it, but not human. That's why some people feel dogs have souls, and go to heaven... and digging up a tree "hurts" it. We impart human characteristics on things we see as part of society.
A person must have a place on the space time continuum.
Be able to interact with others of similar speices
Must have a function
Must have mannerisms.
Be defined as homo sapien by genus and phylum
without the last one, I'm sure that our gorrila friends see other gorrillas as the gorilla equivelant to humans, but we wouldn't, nor would they see us as part of their society with value. By giving worth to things outside theese parameters (like hippie tree lovers and fanatic animal worshiper.. I mean advocates) we impart on them a sense of being a part of society thus having value to it, but not human. That's why some people feel dogs have souls, and go to heaven... and digging up a tree "hurts" it. We impart human characteristics on things we see as part of society.
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