tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post5503277026521630847..comments2024-03-28T16:39:46.847-04:00Comments on Tellers of Weird Tales: Another ZombographTerence E. Hanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-86092671376149670292020-05-10T15:21:24.022-04:002020-05-10T15:21:24.022-04:00Hi, Jordan179,
I'm not sure how anything made...Hi, Jordan179,<br /><br />I'm not sure how anything made by human beings, or made by things made by human beings, can become ensouled. After all, we--ensouled beings--were created by a Creator. Only that Creator can create an ensouled being. We are not capable of doing such a thing, however highly we might think of ourselves and our abilities.<br /><br />As for "enhanced" humans: if we are human beings, then we are ensouled, despite whatever accoutrements we might wear, including cybernetic parts. That brings up a question though. Maybe this is your question: how far does that go? At what point does a cybernetically "enhanced" human become no longer human? Maybe this analogy is the same: When does a nation or a people become no longer such a thing? If there is one cell and a billion switches, does that still make a person? If there is one human and a billion robots, does that still make a nation?<br /><br />All of this may prove moot: I have a feeling that we will never be able to "enhance" ourselves the way some people imagine. Reality has its way of setting us straight. Witness our current situation.<br /><br />Thanks for writing.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-4714711630020755592020-05-10T12:06:34.339-04:002020-05-10T12:06:34.339-04:00But what if robots or AI's became human enough...But what if robots or AI's became human enough to be, essentially, "ensouled?" Or humans enhanced themselves with cybernetics?Jordan179https://www.blogger.com/profile/04175992431854812417noreply@blogger.com