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View Poll Results: A human being is...
...bio-automation, organic machinery. 1 14.29%
...sumthin’ more than bio-automation, not only organic machinery. 6 85.71%
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Old 10-10-2019, 04:43 PM   #1
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still a person
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Old 10-10-2019, 08:13 PM   #2
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still a person
Yes, you are.

Now, exactly what it is that makes you a person rather than a bio-robot?

We kinda touched on those qualities or characteristics up-thread, self-awareness mebbe bein’ chief among them.

What is self-awareness? A loop? A mirror?
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