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Weekly Contest #348
What Makes Us Human? Prologue The question, “What Makes Us Human?” can be approached in many ways: physiologically, philosophically, morally, legally. theologically, etc. Even politically, e.g., the 1787, 3/5ths Compromise. I chose the philosophical approach, with one exception: One of the most important things that make us human is that our heart beats when we are “alive”; our heart stops beating when we are “dead” To be human also means being capable of treating “all creatures, great and small” with respect and kindness. To love deeply, s...
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