What are the defining features of being a human? — Andrew4Handel
What about the possibly infinite diversity of individual subjective experience? Could we all be having profoundly unique and unmatched experiences? — Andrew4Handel
Discursive metacognition.What are the defining features of being a human? — Andrew4Handel
As a species, we produce knowledge by which we ratchet-up ourselves out from every ecological niche we've inhabited (so far).Do you believe that there are any unique human traits?
Outies and Innies (i.e. yin and yang).Are there sex differences that give us a different embodiment experience or sexed perspective on being human?
Natality-desire-mortality & reasoning.Or do men and women have some fundamental human traits making our experiences likely very similar?
Possibly but only if each individual is a member of a different species.What about the possibly infinite diversity of individual subjective experience? Could we all be having profoundly unique and unmatched experiences?
For what purpose is it important to define what human is? — Vera Mont
It strikes me that a human is a real definable entity distinct from other things. — Andrew4Handel
Some thinkers have already argued for us having unique traits such as a very sophisticated language with thousands of words and numerous uses as well as story telling, inventiveness, creativity, awareness of our mortality and our ability to think about things like infinity and mathematics. — Andrew4Handel
Initially though I was wondering what makes male and females both humans. — Andrew4Handel
So's an eraser..... but what's the point? — Vera Mont
You couldn't have this conversation with an eraser could you? Or a bee. — Andrew4Handel
Our religions (as far as I know other animals don't have spiritual practices or engage in philosophy — Benj96
What about the possibly infinite diversity of individual subjective experience? Could we all be having profoundly unique and unmatched experiences? — Andrew4Handel
Discursive metacognition. — 180 Proof
As a species, we produce knowledge by which we ratchet-up ourselves out from every ecological niche we've inhabited (so far). — 180 Proof
Outies and Innies (i.e. yin and yang). — 180 Proof
Yes.Discursive metacognition.
— 180 Proof
Do you class this as a physical or mental attribute? — Andrew4Handel
Might work for AGI machines (like Asimov's "Law of Robotics") but we're primates, first and foremost, driven by territorial, hierarchical, reproductive & tribal instincts amplified by a sliver of forebrain grey matter into (mal/adaptive) cognitive biases which reinforce in each one of us "I am special" (i.e. "more special than you"). Eusocially constrained self-serving organisms – delusional and struggling. To wit: if we "treat" everyone "as if we are special", Andrew, then no one will be "special". Human facticity – problems for us endure, or strive against, not for us to solve.I believe that humans should be treated as if we are special. — Andrew4Handel
d) Respecting issues of consent — Andrew4Handel
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