in thread "What if the extended human phenotype is natural and convergent?": Reminiscent of conversations I've been having about a substrate independent definition of humanity (partially drawing on Pico Della Mirandolla's "Oration on the Dignity of Man"). If one accepts that human beings are in some sense a "general intelligence" t... 6mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 6.8 6.8 Reminiscent of conve (view hidden) log in to judge received 6.8 6.8 It's only one angle of analysis, but I'm interested in how common lingual and philosophical concepts describe behavior as humane or human/inhuman when applied to people - is the human genotype, *the* defining feature of being human? Probably not, unless we... 6mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 0.7 0.7 It's only one angle (view hidden) log in to judge received 0.7 0.7