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[quote=Anonymous][quote]If we present man with a concept of man which is not true, we may well corrupt him. When we present him as an automaton of reflexes, as a mind machine, as a bundle of instincts, as a pawn of drive and reactions, as a mere project of heredity and environment, we see the nihilism to which modern man is, in any case, prone...the ultimate consequence of the theory that man is nothing but the product of heredity and environment--or..."of blood and soil.[/quote]

OK this is a more comprehensive statement than whether there is justice in the world.  Is the human being a physical thing or is there more?  This is a fun metaphysics question that has been discussed by philosophers forever.

I'll start a little thought experiment.  The experiment gets more difficult as you go along.  It is based on the writings of a philosophy PhD who I will try to identify and credit when I can.

Let's say that I have a defective neuron in my brain, and someone replaces it with an electronic component that conducts electricity in the same way.  Am I still a person?

If I keep replacing neurons, am I still a person?  At what point do I become not a person?

More to come.[/quote]

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