brain-damaged that they are "dead" for most practical purposes), it does not
follow that other beings with humanlike attributes should not be considered
persons. For example,
- Space aliens
- Genetically enhanced animals with human-level intelligence and ability to
communicate (if only using sign language)
- Synthetic humans or robots ("androids")
Science fiction has explored the acceptance of all of these as persons, and if a
person is a "role" then we must accept that other things than biological humans
should be considered persons if they are functionally equivalent in some sense.
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