"So the start of personhood for a particular person is a variable , based on that individualÂ ’ s memory . Twenty years ago I could remember events at my fourth birthday , but today those memories are gone . For a while I had personhood at 4 years of age , but today , looking back , I did not have personhood until I was 6 . As I age and my memory fails , it may turn out that I did not have personhood until I was 21 years old . Personnhood comes and goes . Do I have it right ? Â ” Not awareÂ ” ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Not aware of what ? Shoot a gun behind them and they will flinch . They are aware of loud noises . Throw them wildly into the air and they will cry . They are aware of their own movement . Pinch them , they will cry . They are self aware as they chew on their toes . And of course puppies are aware as well . Unless of course I do not understand what you mean by aware ."
"With all due respect my friend , this is foolishness . It 's as if you 're saying that a persons existence is based on their memories from their past . That is ridiculous because if it 's true then , we oughta take every person who 's in the throws of Alzhiemers out and euthanize them because they ca n't remember what they did yesterday . Just because you ca n't remember what you did at 4 does n't negate for one moment that you still existed at 4 so your existence had value and substance even though you can no longer remember what happened back then in your life ."
"So the start of personhood for a particular person is a variable , based on that individualÂ ’ s memory Twenty years ago I could remember events at my fourth birthday , but today those memories are gone . and"
"With all due respect my friend , this is foolishness . It 's as if you 're saying that a persons existence is based on their memories from their past ."