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It will be easier next time and before you know it, bump will be part of your vernacular.


We are all human beings.  No matter what stage of development we are at.  We don't magically become a "person" at some stage of our lives.  We are what we are and the words we use to describe whatever period of our lives we are at are for our own benefit and don't represent some sort of mystical changes going on within us.  The concept of personhood is nothing more than philosophical prestidigitation designed with the express intent of dehumanizing a human being so that said human being can be killed for any or no reason.  We have seen it before.  Human history is rife with examples of a simple word being powerful enough (in the minds of some) to justify dehumanizing entire groups or cultures.  The "personhood" gambit is just one more in a long and tragic list.


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