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• dtagames 4y ago
  This is very much a view from Descartes which represents philosophy perhaps more than practicality. It may be anthropocentric to believe that humans are different from a clock (Descartes didn't). But, being human, I'm predisposed to think so. To think of people as nothing more than mechanical aggregates is saddening to me, and loses sight of everything that makes people interesting and special. It would be difficult to argue that there is nothing unique about people, given what we've wrought in the world.
  • PartiallyTyped 4y ago
    I don't agree with your conclusion in the second paragraph. I don't think the lack of uniqueness - for lack of a better word - makes people less interesting or special. On the contrary, I think that by accepting that humans are machines shaped by their circumstances and their experiences with their own unique patterns of thought of complexity allows us to better appreciate what they build and construct. It allows us to stop thinking that it's talent that makes a person good at whatever they are doing, but instead to think that what makes them unique and special is the amalgamation of their experiences, their pain, and suffering.