(May 15, 2015 at 2:01 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Because we don't normally refer to reflexes as emotions. A headless chicken can still run in circles, but that doesn't mean it should have legal status and protection as a person.
True, the term 'emotions' encompasses way too many things IMO. It isn't the best word to use in debates like this as the definition for it is often quite obscure.



