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Wanna get a little philosophical. I've seen a lot of folk here talk about how omniscience or god-like powers would change you to the point of being a dehumanized piece of toast and I'm hoping to get a bit more specific.
What exactly defines us as human? Is it these ten-fingered vehicles we drive around? Is it our ignorance? Our unique past and identity? Our position on the ladder of life? Our desire to grow and change, or our short lifespan? If it's consciousness, than what makes our consciousness so special outside of the circuitry of our brains?
Say you were given Plato's ring that makes you invisible when you wear it, would having that power change your humanity? He argues it'd make a cunt out of you, but is a thug less human than an altruist? What about if you were bestowed a crown of omniscience, would knowing what everyone was doing at any given time make you less human somehow? Would seeing the past, present, and future at once make us jaded like the naked Dr.Manhatten? Didn't he become redeemed in the end and discover the whimsy of humanity at the end? Are God's more or less than human because of their power?
Does "human" even exist, or is it just an amalgam of the universal clay? Are humans inherently as aware as Gods?
As magicians and folk playing with unseen forces, we are explorers, experimenters, and evolving beings, so i think itd be nice to discuss and be thoughtful; it's good for the brain to be honest and exploratory in stating our beliefs and views of truth. Go ham![Owl :owl: 🦉](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f989.png)
What exactly defines us as human? Is it these ten-fingered vehicles we drive around? Is it our ignorance? Our unique past and identity? Our position on the ladder of life? Our desire to grow and change, or our short lifespan? If it's consciousness, than what makes our consciousness so special outside of the circuitry of our brains?
Say you were given Plato's ring that makes you invisible when you wear it, would having that power change your humanity? He argues it'd make a cunt out of you, but is a thug less human than an altruist? What about if you were bestowed a crown of omniscience, would knowing what everyone was doing at any given time make you less human somehow? Would seeing the past, present, and future at once make us jaded like the naked Dr.Manhatten? Didn't he become redeemed in the end and discover the whimsy of humanity at the end? Are God's more or less than human because of their power?
Does "human" even exist, or is it just an amalgam of the universal clay? Are humans inherently as aware as Gods?
As magicians and folk playing with unseen forces, we are explorers, experimenters, and evolving beings, so i think itd be nice to discuss and be thoughtful; it's good for the brain to be honest and exploratory in stating our beliefs and views of truth. Go ham
![Owl :owl: 🦉](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f989.png)