“Once you're 50% machine, you're no longer human”
Agree
- Human means biological
- Identity is tied to original form
- Ship of Theseus proves transformation
- Soul requires organic body
- Experience changes fundamentally
Disagree
- Consciousness defines humanity not matter
- We're already cyborgs with phones
- Identity is continuous regardless
- Function matters not substrate
- Arbitrary percentage is meaningless
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