Originally Posted By: Kaotic
Yes, you're killing a human. It doesn't matter whether or not you're still aware.


Don't force me to pluck a chicken. Definition of what constitutes a human has to be agreed on before we can determine what exactly means to kill a human. If you take a sentience out of this definition, well then you left with all kinds of overly broad definitions.

Here are some "humans" according to your definition:
a. A cadaver
b. A bunch of human skin tissue in a petri dish
c. A wart on your foot

My personal definition for killing a human being is as following: Permanently removing all capacity for sentience.

Again, whatever you views are - they have to be consistent at what it means to be a human. A brain-dead body on a ventilator is a carcase, a heap of meat that is nether human nor has a capacity to become a human.

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The reason is, that from here to "reason to kill anyone we want" is a pretty short step.


Slippery slope fallacy at its finest.

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