We're not, heck most computers are sentient.Daystar Clarion said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentience
What makes you human?
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I'd say my 23 pairs of chromosomes confirm without a doubt that I am indeed a homo sapiens sapiens. Other than that, I can spell "humans," which no other lifeform on this planet can, ergo I must belong to the species which invented writing.
*sigh* philosophy...it's like getting a degree in getting high and asking stupid questions. Questions which can usually be answered with "well, no shit!" or "no, you stupid dumbass."
*sigh* philosophy...it's like getting a degree in getting high and asking stupid questions. Questions which can usually be answered with "well, no shit!" or "no, you stupid dumbass."
I'm not really complaining so much as I'm wondering "why?"hem dazon 90 said:
it's just a weird situation...
and I have tried but sadly I'm just one person, and I've learned the hard way that because I don't "fit in" they won't listen to me unless the words "law suit" come up in conversation
there's not really much we can do that another animal can do also, it's just we have the ability to do a large amount of things different animals can do except in one life form.
That and the ability to question basically everything.
That and the ability to question basically everything.
I think I'm human because I have a tendency to fuck shit up, I fear the unknown and I reject change.
I am human because I was born of humans with negligible genetic variation from them and because I am capable of procreation with another human. This is what being human means, there can be no argument.
What you should be asking is whether or not the quality you are seeking to be explained has anything to do with one's genetic ancestry.
What you should be asking is whether or not the quality you are seeking to be explained has anything to do with one's genetic ancestry.
We are not human until we admit that we know the difference between right and wrong, and so far the only people who uphold that thought, that rite, currently are the brave men and women of Africa.
As for us of North America. We may know of these differences, but do we strive to uphold them every day like they do? I don't consider myself Human until I do something that helps my fellow man, and that is my outlook on what makes me a Human Being, that I am not one, not yet.
As for us of North America. We may know of these differences, but do we strive to uphold them every day like they do? I don't consider myself Human until I do something that helps my fellow man, and that is my outlook on what makes me a Human Being, that I am not one, not yet.
Close, but not quite. To be more exact, I'd say it's our ability to question what it is to be human that makes us human (to inquire into the enigma of human existence).Daystar Clarion said:
Also, we are the only (known) sapient beings on the planet (sentient means able to have sense impressions - they are often confused). That alone is not enough though, because we might encounter other sapient races in the future.
I'm sure that's probably what you meant, but I was clearing it up for everyone else.