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Old 10-08-2019, 05:16 PM   #2
lumberjim
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Person is a label applied from the outside. If you see someone as a person, they are a person. Only your criteria matter in that case. You may not have a structured list of characteristics they must meet. You might just need to feel some empathy toward them.


so .... a Person is someone you can relate to. For whatever reason.


It's really a meaningless adjective because the Object (of 'Personhood') is not in control of the distinction.
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