[Violent in its forced benevolence. He doesn't disapprove of her summary.]
I find "people" a vague term. Something that is not an object or a place might be defined as a person. But what then of objects who gain sentience? Or sentient beings who become objects? What about either in a case where only some people can perceive the sentience and others can't? Do splintered minds count as one or many people? And in that case, to what level is a body or mind the sole means to define a person? Does someone who steps away from society surrender humanity?
I could go on, as could every person who's taken to this thing.
But I'm going to stick by my own rule. You can choose to say you're not a person. I can choose to believe you are one. Since I can have a conversation with you and I don't particularly consider you a pain in the ass, I'd say you're person enough for me. Doesn't have to be true. When you're hardly a person, the lines get even more blurred for everyone else.
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[Violent in its forced benevolence. He doesn't disapprove of her summary.]
I find "people" a vague term. Something that is not an object or a place might be defined as a person. But what then of objects who gain sentience? Or sentient beings who become objects? What about either in a case where only some people can perceive the sentience and others can't? Do splintered minds count as one or many people? And in that case, to what level is a body or mind the sole means to define a person? Does someone who steps away from society surrender humanity?
I could go on, as could every person who's taken to this thing.
But I'm going to stick by my own rule. You can choose to say you're not a person. I can choose to believe you are one. Since I can have a conversation with you and I don't particularly consider you a pain in the ass, I'd say you're person enough for me. Doesn't have to be true. When you're hardly a person, the lines get even more blurred for everyone else.