sensitIV

[idolpro]

[ You stand in the middle of a mad scientist's laboratory. ]

Comments

Re: TURN 1

[sancrimony]

Oh? Do you recognize it?

Re: TURN 1

[drownout]

Not at all.

Re: TURN 1

[sancrimony]

Ah.

[ like he immediately understands ]

. . . Well, I suppose you'd prefer not to play, then?

Re: TURN 1

[drownout]

...I was just putting it off for a moment, like the irresponsible child I am. I don't think I have any "interesting" answers to give in the way of philosophy, though.

Re: TURN 1

[sancrimony]

Children should not be responsible for raising other children.

In any case, philosophical games are a pain to deal with. There is never a straightforward answer.

Re: TURN 1

[drownout]

And everyone will never agree. ...Surely they can't blame us of all units if we give a purely physical answer.

Re: TURN 1

[sancrimony]

Hm? . . . You mean, organic matter makes a human?

Re: TURN 1

[drownout]

If we define humanity as "a species". There's people who aren't human, so it isn't as though we've necessarily been asked to define a person... and what makes somebody a person is where the philosophy comes in. ...Probably.

[Said like trying to sound smart is leaving a bad taste in his mouth.]

Re: TURN 1

[sancrimony]

Certainly, this is true, but. . .

[ . . . looking at the cardboard robot ]

. . . A full-body surgery without our abilities . . . will be quite a pain to do.

Re: TURN 1

[drownout]

More or less than coming to a conclusion on the concept of personhood that we can all agree on?