Comment by illiac786

Comment by illiac786 a day ago

If I wasn’t one of them I wouldn’t care. It’s like caring about trees having branches. They just do. The trees probably care a great deal about their branches though, like I care a great deal about my emotions.

in-silico a day ago

Well some people appreciate the world around them, and would care about it just as they care about trees having branches.

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illiac786 19 hours ago

Some people definitely, but you made a point that you don’t. People are “biomolecular machines” and they are “useful, sure”.
I wouldn’t call that “appreciating the world around oneself”.
Want that your whole point, that people aren’t better than machines?

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- in-silico 19 hours ago
  
  Yes, my point was that people aren't better than machines, but just because I don't exceptionalize humanity doesn't mean I don't appreciate it for what it is (in fact I would argue that the lack of exceptionality makes us more profound).
  
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