un: xspire

[synthsized]

At what point does something get the right to be called a person? What do they need to do to deserve that?

Has anyone ever thought about it?

Comments

[aibolition]

Most likely! If there were definitive answers you wouldn't have needed to ask the question.

[synthsized]

If enough people believe something, does that make it true?

You're the second person who's said that.

[synthsized]

It's very edgy of you to say that.

But I suppose I can see where you're coming from.

[synthsized]

How do you know if something has a soul?

[synthsized]

Were you satisfied with the outcome?

[Because that's the question they should be asking, obviously.]

[conquerorofwaves]

Huh - honestly, maybe? There's people arguing about that now. You're not going to find an easy answer to this question, if all-knowing gods exist, they're sure as hell keeping quiet on the big answers.

I just know anyone who can easily go 'Oh someone isn't a person because of X, Y or Z' is either naive, or got something to sell you.

[synthsized]

Still better than I was expecting, even if some people seem to be taking it personally.

[hawkwardness]

Nope. Not in my book. Half the people here would probably say I'm not a person and neither are any other hawks.

[deuteranope]

gee awful kind of you to give them the opportunity

[but that wasn't what he asked!!!! shitbot!]

to answer your question: [ah -- ]
of course it's been thought about before dipshit [oh]

[synthsized]

Are gods the end all, be all of knowledge?

But I suppose it's fair enough to want answers from a higher power.

[silksoul]

What does my satisfaction have to do with it

[ Despite the flat way this question is typed, it's genuine curiosity. Why would her opinion matter on something like that? She wasn't the one whose personhood was being called into question, after all. ]

[synthsized]

Well the other half would definitely believe you're a person, with all of the people saying if you feel it, you are it.

[nor_iron_bars]

from an outside perspective, yeah.
kinda the only thing i can do, unless i get real good at telepathy real quick.
(side note: probably someone at this school can do mind-reading, but fuck if i know who. ps if anyone reading this can read my mind, tell me what number i'm thinking of.)
like, how the fuck do i know that anyone's actually a real person?
answer: i super don't.
so why not assume they are?

[aibolition]

Are you that surprised? You're asking people to reflect on morality and their individually developed basis of defined existence. It doesn't get much more personal than that.

On that note, welcome to personhood I guess.

[trademark_skull]

Anything that's capable of thought, feelings, identity, self worth...those are the kind of stuff a soul is made up of.

[It's a tad more complicated than that, but it's the rough gist of it. He can you know...actually see them too, but hey.]

[synthsized]

I thought so.

[They know what he meant but they don't care!!]

But you don't have any thoughts about it.

[hawkwardness]

Yeah. That's good to see. But personally, I don't care if anyone disagrees. I know I'm a person.

[synthsized]

Wouldn't most people be satisfied seeing someone get what they deserve for barbaric deeds?

[It's probably not that deep, but they're curious about it.]

[deuteranope]

didn't say that I got thoughts about a lotta shit
and most of the time people are fucking dumb and don't listen to those thoughts and it fucking turns out
wow!
should've listened to all those fucking thoughts maverick had!
he's so smart and handsome and great!
woe is me!

[synthsized]

Oh, I don't meet most of the criteria for personhood. You might want to take back your welcome.

[medaling]

ha

[synthsized]

So far the answer to "why would you assume someone is not a person" is "so you can hurt them".

[synthsized]

I see...That's a rather vague basis for something as important as a soul.

[synthsized]

I suppose that's all anyone can ask for.

[synthsized]

You're just trying to avoid saying you don't think I'm a person.