Post #149,821
4/2/04 3:05:56 PM
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"is not a living, self-aware organism" ... coma?
I know what you're going for, but the language you used is problematic.
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Post #149,822
4/2/04 3:11:41 PM
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If you've got better verbiage, I'm all ears.
That's why I threw this out here...
Nobody wins in a butter eating contest
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Post #149,830
4/2/04 3:43:58 PM
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How about
Citizenship shall be limited to living human beings. Under no circumstances shall these rights be confered upon nor enjoyed by a company, corporation or other such legally created entity; nor shall these rights be extended to any living entitiy otehr than human beings, such as plant life or animal life.
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Post #149,832
4/2/04 3:51:15 PM
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Artificail life? Alien life?
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Less Is More. In my book, About Face, I introduce over 50 powerful design axioms. This is one of them.
--Alan Cooper. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
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Post #149,843
4/2/04 6:06:54 PM
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Re: Artificail life? Alien life?
NO, these cannot be citizens (which sorta, I hope, makes "making" them somewhat less enticing)
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Post #149,844
4/2/04 6:12:25 PM
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I think granting them the rights of citizens...
...decreases the chances of them being made. Why expend effort in creating an AI/whatever if you can't own it as your personal slave?
Nobody wins in a butter eating contest
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Post #149,877
4/3/04 12:43:46 PM
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But when they are made/found
boy, what a bonanza for slavers!
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Less Is More. In my book, About Face, I introduce over 50 powerful design axioms. This is one of them.
--Alan Cooper. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
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Post #149,836
4/2/04 4:42:43 PM
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Re: How about.. don't forget my cats
Going out on a limb, but...
must insist that legal protections be extended to non-human animals. They are sentient beings... not our property to buy, sell, slaughter at will.
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
- Mohandas Gandhi
thanks
mx.
"I'm man enough to tell you that I can't put my finger on
exactly what my philosophy is now, but I'm flexible."
-- Malcolm X
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Post #149,839
4/2/04 4:56:17 PM
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That's a long limb, alright.
And while I agree that such is a good idea, enforcing vegetarianism in a country's constitution might be overstepping what we are capable of at this time. :D
Nobody wins in a butter eating contest
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Post #149,833
4/2/04 3:59:00 PM
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Current legal standard is "natural person"
Already defined for various purposes. Means exactly what you want. Should have mentioned that in my earlier post.
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Post #149,835
4/2/04 4:09:19 PM
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Thanks, incorporated.
Nobody wins in a butter eating contest
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Post #149,856
4/2/04 9:26:53 PM
8/21/07 6:40:20 AM
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Needs clarification
Natural person extends to artificially fertilized embryos? Pre-birth fetus's? Person remains fuzzy at present and getting fuzzier as the Anti abortionists continue to push their controlling agenda - which would appear to violate Thane's article 2 except they will invoke protection of unborn persons as justification for meddling.
Java is a joke, only it's not funny.
--Alan Lovejoy
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