Poll: Are you Human?

[silversnake4133]

Just a simple question to ponder as you go about your day. All I ask is that you stop and think about your answer before you give it. Rash or hasty answers can ultimately affect the "true" answer you otherwise are not aware of. Remember, this is asking whether or not you believe you are human, not physically a human being. I'm not asking if you think you're an alien.

If you answered Yes:
-Why? What makes you strongly believe that you are human? What makes you unique and worthy of the life that was given to you and had yet to be taken away? Do you value this life? Are you happy or content?

If you answered No:
-Did you fully understand the meaning behind the question? Why do you feel you are less than or more than human? What traits do you possess that warrants your existence over another, or vice versa? How do you view the world? Or do you wish to be something more?

If you Do not Know:
-Are you thinking to hard about the question? Do your emotions conflict with your morals? Do others live your life for you? Did you take the time to truly explore the meaning behind the question, or your answer? Do you feel dissatisfied or trapped?

Once again, this question is worded simply and is open to interpretation. Using what you have learned in your past years combined with your emotions and personal views, try to answer the sample questions offered under each category. Of course, you always have the option to forego these questions if you feel that you do not wish to answer them, you simply don't understand, or you do not have time to. However, I do hope that those who read this take the time to really question themselves about how their lives are currently running, and how they may or may not have truly lost themselves to the mechanized world of modern society.

 

[TriggerHappyAngel]

Yes ... because I look like one

 

[Anomynous 167]

It seems to me that the person who has made this topic has a problem with those who answered "yes" or "no".

Why else would he question our motivations for answering the question like so?

 

[Sun Flash]

I have morals. bad things makes me feel bad. Doing good things fills me with a warm fuzzy feeling. I believe this elevates me above other animals (like lions) in the animal kingdom. ergo I am human.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Yes, because I am flawed. I have thousands of flaws. I can't be inhuman if I have problems within my very being.

[sub][sub][sub]I'm actually an alien... From the planet Vegeta... Keep your eye on the birdie![/sub][/sub][/sub]

5th post FTW XD

 

[Subzerowings]

I am human, but I don't have any intention of remaining human.
As soon as they found a way to safely turn people into cyborgs/androids I'm going for it.
Guess I'm just cycurious?

Yes, because I am flawed. I have thousands of flaws. I can't be inhuman if I have problems within my very being.

Lots of things are flawed, aren't they?
Humans can't created perfect things on purpose because they're flawed.
Wait a second....
If humans are flawed, doesn't that mean that nature is flawed for not being able to create something perfect?
If nature is flawed, and thus eveything is flawed, doesn't that mean that nothing is flawed?
Gaaarh! My brain!

 

[RaphaelsRedemption]

Yes. I am human. And I am more than an animal. I can look at myself and wonder how I came to be. I can feel emotion, and more, I can articulate that emotion to others. And when I hear others express their emotions, I understand and feel for them in sympathy.

I have aspirations. I have dreams and hopes for a future. I know what it feels like to reach for goals just beyond my reach, and to plan to attain them.

I am... if not happy, I am certainly capable of it. Mental illness has done many things to me, not least to destroy any content and certainty I might have felt about my life. But I can feel, so strongly. And, better still, I can disregard them.

In fact, that may be what separates me from animals. I have these feelings; I am not ruled by them. I can live by a set of rules, standards and norms. I do not have to do what my emotions dictate.

And finally: why should I exist? Why not? Who am I to judge who should live and who should die? So I live to cause no harm to any other person. And I hope that is enough. Because if there is an afterlife, I would like to go there happy and in the right.

 

[GrimTuesday]

Oh god it is far too late for this kind of thing, it's making my head hurt just thinking about it. I would say I am but you never know, I could be a robot.

 

[The Rockerfly]

Or what? Dancers

Ho ho

Yes of course I am a human, I might be a bit strange, eccentric and odd but I'm still a human being

 

[jamescorck]

Negative sir. I am a meat pole.

 

[Vampire cat]

I am human simply because the name given to your race (and then the race I am) is "Human". We could all very well be "chickenbutts" if whoever did was in a jokey mood when he made up our name.

Unfortunately, I cannot tie the word human to morals, it doesn't sit right to me. Your a good human or a bad human, maybe in between, you'll still be human... I like to pretend I'm a goodish person, helps me sleep at night =p.

Yes ... because I look like one

You just shot Star Gate in the foot OO.

Negative sir. I am a meat pole.

Worry not! Soon technology will enable you and many others to transfer your sentience to beautiful metal and plastic! No more meat!

 

[Lazy Kitty]

No, I'm not.
How dare you even ask such a question?
Me, a filthy human?
Ridiculous!

Yes, because I am flawed. I have thousands of flaws. I can't be inhuman if I have problems within my very being.

[sub][sub][sub]I'm actually an alien... From the planet Vegeta... Keep your eye on the birdie![/sub][/sub][/sub]

5th post FTW XD

Too bad your planet got it by a "meteor"...

 

[ottenni]

No. I'm a dishcloth. I know this because i'm very good at wiping up spills and cleaning dishes. One day i hope to be a dish sponge.

 

[iLikeHippos]

Yes, I am human. In fact, I might be Too Human.

...Horrible pun is horrible.
If you are asking if I think I am a human, than yes. If you were asking why I think so, I'd say "I can predict my death. Would any other animal be able to do so?"

 

[Anomynous 167]

Yes ... because I look like one

I should of quoted you and made a witty remark earlier.

But here it is:

Vanity is truely a human quality.

 

[Cadaverezzi]

I'm a human. I can verify this by being on the internet, as no other species wastes their time there.

 

[neoontime]

Sure, I have my ups and downs, my weaknesses and strengths, and I am utterly flawed. Though, I don't know whether your questioning about ny composition. I have theories I may be part of something else on the inside. Damn aliens changing my DNA.

 

[Ldude893]

Or what? Dancers

I am on my knees looking for the answer.