What is "human"?

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How do YOU define "human"? 
As technology progresses and we begin to explore the human as a design space, where is the boundary for being considered human? 
If an organic brain is in a mechanical body, is it human?
If a mechanical brain is in an organic body could we consider that human?
People that depend on devices such as pacemakers to keep them alive, people with "smart" prosthetics, does their immediate dependency on that technology make them less human?

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I feel like a human, no matter the way built, is someone who can love. Just like that one movie with robin Williams, Bicentenial Man, he may not be considered human, but to me if you have the ability to love, care, feel, reciprocate, they are human ❤️

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If they develop in a uterus, they are human

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This is the coolest topic and definitely one of my faves, so I'm gonna just casually bump it to the top😂☺️

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As a Christian, my understanding of God informs my understanding of humans. We are the only created beings capable of having a mutual relationship with him. We are set above other creatures, and it is evident in things like our sense of self, reason, imagination, creativity, purpose, compassion; and finally our sense of "other-ness", of there being more to our existence than simply sustaining bodily functions.

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I get super biological when it comes to my definition of human. (Plus then cyborg can become a term).

But then also I don't think having prosthetics should make someone subhuman and I think, the way the world is, folk will take it there if cyborg was a thing.

I also think about free will and non linear thinking when it comes to humanity. Emotion too. Idk

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Human- Hue Man (person who has color... Hue)

Man Kind- Kind of man (not human but some sort of mutant)

😭😂

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It becomes easy to answer this question if you think biologically. A human is a biological body that consist of 100% human DNA. Taking out the brain and putting it in a metal casing doesn't make the casing human. Taking the brain and putting it in a tiger or elephant doesn't make the animal a human. Human is a name of a group, a definition of a life form.

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A human must be alive. And science requires seven traits for there to be life. In addition, I personally believe to be human means having emotions and reasoning ability. Intelligent thought and questioning.

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Reasoning,
Ability to learn beyond what our instincts tell us,
Empathy,
Complexity of communication,
And the classification system 👌

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A human brain at a minimum, for sure

What is "human"?

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