Axioms: 1) Humanity is a binary property 2) Newly fertilized eggs are not human (we don't hold funerals for failed implantation) ...go!
@andycutright Science is very good at what it does. Science can't tell us much about meaning, or what we want.
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@andycutright If you haven't read
@meaningness's essays on meaning, eternalism, nihilism and nebulousness I HIGHLY recommend them. - 1 more reply
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@andycutright I think the humanity/personhood issue there is mostly very badly understood by nearly everyone.
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@andycutright It starts by recognizing that humanity is not, in fact, a binary on/off state. And that's scary.
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@andycutright More like a bump function. Ever read Feynman on wineglasses?
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@andycutright There's a popular quote that is NOT the one I want. hold on.
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@andycutright It's in the middle of http://meaningness.com/metablog/how-to-think …, which you ought to read anyway!
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