"The moment you carry yourself around in a suitcase, you aren't human anymore."
-Rob Larson, Nov. 30th
We've done a lot of discussing in the class on what it means to be human
When do computers become human - or do they ever?
If we get computer implants, when do we stop being human?
That is a great question.
When do we stop being human?
I thought about it for awhile. I thought, what if I lost my legs in a car accident?
I would definitely want fake, mechanical legs.
I'm still human, right?
Right.
What if I then lost my arms too, in a fire?
Sure, that's a bout of bad luck, but I'm not about to live my life with no arms.
So, I'd get fake arms. Those nice, machine kind that work like real arms.
I've got fake arms and fake legs. That's not my fault.
I've been in tragic accidents.
I'm still human, right?
Right.
But what if I needed a mechanical heart or eyes?
At what point do we stop and say that I'm not human?
When we are merely machinery?
I don't know
I really don't
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