Poll: Are you Human?

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Irony's Acolyte

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But yeah I'm human. We haven't really reached the point that we start to question if we left our nature as humans behind us. I am built like a human, so physically I'm one. And although my mind is unique, it still thinks in ways very similar to other humans, so mentally I'm one. And I don't really feel that my "soul" is of a different being. And I consider myself to be a human. So if I look like a human, think like a human, feel like a human, believe myself to be a human, and eat chicken like a human; then I'm probably a human.

Not to say that I wish to stay human forever. Bring on the bio-enhancements and cybernetic upgrades! I'm a transhumanist!
 

Xojins

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Yes. Every human being is flawed, and we are not the pinnacle of evolution by any means. We're just another species on this earth that happened to develop sentient thought.
 

bz316

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Did anyone ever read Dune? In that book, the Bene Gesserit had a test of "human-ness" for hopeful acolytes. A reverend mother (like an elder basically) would bring a black box to the hopeful, and demand she place her hand within the box. The second she did, the reverend mother would immediately grab her and place a poison needle called a gom jabbar next to her neck, threatening to kill her if she removed her hand before the test ended. The box would then induce horrific, burning pain by means of nerve manipulation. The immediate instinct would be to try and escape the pain, but to do so would mean instant death. Some succeeded and made it to the point where they could remove their hands, others were killed. The purpose of the test was to see if the acolyte could use her will and reason to overcome her immediate instincts. I'd say if this is true of you, you measure pretty high on the "human scale."
 

topwomble

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Frotality said:
nope; my only connection to this insipid race of monkeys is genetic, and thats debatable. ive found no single human i can relate with in even a basic way.

i categorize earth sapients in the following way: if, in the spirit of confucianism, you can contemplate a single blade of grass for hours and not get bored (in principle; i mostly mean if you think a good deal about whatever comes your way); then you are likely, for the sake of categorization, an overman/ubermensch/ what-have you. these people (again, in metaphorical principle) will find that no one else finds grass nearly as interesting as they do, and that no one cares to hear about all the neat stuff youve discovered about grass. their every attempt at socialization fails utterly when they cant help but think about subjects everyone would rather make ignorant comments about and move on. they may find others of their kind, or even some of the more uniquely-minded (could just be crazy people) humans to relate with... but i havent found any. these are the people who are scorned as outcasts and crazies their whole lives, only to be appreciated a century after their death by more 'civilized' humans; or after the masses completely abuse and misuse some invention of theirs. (you know, superman was originally a villian based on the actual nietzschean idea of 'superman'?)

however, if you are the kind that couldnt contemplate a single cutscene for 5 seconds without hitting the 'skip' button, then you are human; the same primates that not 50000 years ago beat each other with sticks for food and women. many lucky people find themselves in the middle; human enough to relate to them and have a place, if a small niche of a place, in society, but thoughtful enough to appreciate many of the finer details that escape the drooling masses. lucky bastards.
My God what a pretentious insipid block of text. I can tell that you know nothing about people and that you are one of these nerds who talk about 'people' as if that they are better than them. Of course all people believe themselves to be above everyone else, no one thinks of themselves as 'part of the crowd' but this is just way too far.
Perhaps if you talked to people you would realise that 'average' is not the same as 'stupid' and that everyone on this thread can see past your thin veil of sardonism , made in an attempt to justify yourself better than your fellows.

Troll.
 

The Chad

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"A member of the genus Homo and especially of the species H. sapiens."

dude, we're a species just like any other. Simple as that. Our brains are more developed than other animals. A bull might be stronger, a cheetah might be faster, some species can fly, some can breathe underwater. Our trait is that we are intelligent and have opposing fingers... unlike monkeys which have opposing fingers but are agile instead of intelligent

Basically life is exactly the same as Fallout...

EDIT:in fact i'm done here, going to go play some new vegas...
 

Dr Snakeman

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I appreciate art. I have been awestruck by Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture. I enjoy the occasional Shakespeare binge. I teared up at Toy Story 3.

I feel a sense of duty to my country and to the human race in general. I yearn for a sense of belonging. Romantic love is one of my highest goals. I get angry, sad, happy when the situation calls for it. I have stood on top of a mountain with not a single sign of human life around, and I have felt insignificant and immensely powerful at the same time.

I have the capacity to do both terrible and wonderful things, depending upon the conditions surrounding me, and what my mind resolves to do. I am capable of religious experience.

Yes, I am human.

Does that satisfactorily answer your question?
 

Hashime

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The question is really what makes us human. I consider myself human, but like everyone else there is no other person like me. In terms of collective similarities I am different more so due to a lack of tangible emotion, hyper-rationality and high intelligence. I do like the rest of humanity get bored, feel pain and have things I enjoy, but I can honestly say I am never happy, just content in the moment.
 

freakyalex

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I hit no, though more out of wishful thinking than anything else. It just really irritates me, thinking of myself as one of the masses. This may sound extremely egotistical, but I hate being considered as 'just another person'. I want to be something different, special, unique, and by the gods I'll do everything in my power to achieve that dream.

Except a Faustian Pact.
 

FalloutJack

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To feel human is to feel content with my surroundings AS a human and not feel as though I am out of place somehow among human people. This is not the case.

To feel less than human is to feel as though I were not as good as human beings, somehow lacking in their presence. That is not the case either.

To feel more than human is to view myself as better than them, because they do alot of stupid shit at times and I don't make the mistakes that they make. (In other words, I learn from my experience AND others, quite adeptly.) You really can't deny that other people have their DUH moments. I tend to have less of them because I take care not to copy them.
 

HT_Black

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No, I don't. For that matter, nobody else is. Humanity is a concept, and like godliness, it cannot be achieved by creatures like us. True humanity is a state of being I can only guess at; and unless you're an RL Mary Sue, the same goes for you.
 

Marik Bentusi

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I am a human in my personal reality. Every person has their personal reality and we cannot reach the absolute truth through our senses, because at the end of the day we do not see with our eyes, but with our brain.

Is that the answer you were looking for? :p
 

ThreeWords

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silversnake4133 said:
Are you human?
Yes. Even as I was born a homo sapiens, I was born human, and I remain one to this day. In reply, I ask you this; how could I not be human?
 

Snake Plissken

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superbatranger said:
Humans are terribly flawed. I, too, am terribly flawed. Following that logic, I must be human.


Hitler has a mustache. Mario, too, has a mustache. Following that logic, Mario must be Hitler.
 
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Snake Plissken said:
superbatranger said:
Humans are terribly flawed. I, too, am terribly flawed. Following that logic, I must be human.


Hitler has a mustache. Mario, too, has a mustache. Following that logic, Mario must be Hitler.
OK, OK, so my "logic" wasn't all that great. Sheesh, what's the big deal anyways?
 

Weaver

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If you aren't asking us if we're physically human what ARE you asking us?