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[envy_the_sinners]

[Scar's been lying low in Olivine ever since the hurricane, and he's starting to go a little stir-crazy. Being left bored with his thoughts can only end in one thing. Anon questions.]

In my time here, I have come to find that there are a great many "worlds" that are home to people who wouldn't be considered human, but experience the same depth of thought and range of emotion.

[Even he can make that conclusion, now.]

In that case, what is humanity? A measure of physical traits? A state of mind? Something into which one must be born?

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we can probably assume anon text forever?

[envy_the_sinners]

I suppose it would be easier to comprehend, experiencing the change for oneself.

[All he knows about going the other way is that it's incredibly painful.]

Then this all becomes an argument like any other that occurs between different groups of people. What "counts" as a human being. Humanity becomes a social tool.

yes!

[exeggutorhead]

Were you human back in your world, then?

That seems to be something that people in all worlds do no matter what. Dehumanize whatever enemy you're fighting, because if they're not people then they're not anything you have to feel bad about killing.

[envy_the_sinners]

I was.

That is something different. Dehumanization for the sake of prejudice. I am talking about a person who is biologically different from a human in the way a dog is different from a cat, not different in race or faith. A person with a completely different physical form, or is capable of things a human could not accomplish. But this person is still that. A person.

[exeggutorhead]

If they're not a human, but they are a person...then that's it, isn't it?

Does it really matter that they were never human?

[No really he's sort of legitimately asking.]

[envy_the_sinners]

I have known those who thought so, but I do not know if that was because of what they naturally believed, or if it was because of what they had been told.

[Or because of what they thought it might bring them. But lol that's way too personal.]

[exeggutorhead]

Both, probably. Not that it really helps either way if you're one of those non humans.

You used to think like that?

[Just...a guess.]

[envy_the_sinners]

What I think does not matter.

[exeggutorhead]

Just a question.

I used to think it mattered, like I said humanity was a big deal where I'm from. But the more time I spend here, the more I think it really doesn't.

What someone is makes a difference, but human's not the only option for being a person.

[envy_the_sinners]

I am certain that humanity is not the only option for being a person, as you put it.

What I am starting to call into question, however, is also what you mentioned. How much does it truly matter?

Peoples' misgivings surrounding the subject all seem to rise from personal bias rather than reason.

[And that has been the most difficult thing to admit of all.]