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2014-11-05, 01:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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#183
Firbolg in the Playground
Re: Would you date a machine?
I have an interesting question. Prostheses these days are becoming able to provide basic neural sensory input. What if, in a few years, we can actually replace damaged parts of the brain with more advanced digital prostheses? Does that individual cease to be human or a person because part of their brain is made of metal? What if it's only a small section of the motor cortex? What if it's the entire frontal lobe? Why or why not?
Edit: And if replacing part of the brain with inorganic parts with perfectly equivalent functionality removes an individual's humanity or personhood, does replacing part of a limb with inorganic parts with equivalent functionality remove an individual's humanity or personhood? Why or why not?
Last edited by noparlpf; 2014-11-05 at 02:55 PM.
Jude P.