"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 ."
"My goal was not to state a precise definition because as you say everyone is different but to say the age that a person becomes aware in a substantial way . As far as I can see puppies are probably more functional then human babies are probably just as intelligent . I donÂ ’ t see why you would have trouble with the comparison ."
"the start of personhood for a particular person is a variable ,"
"goal was not to state a precise definition because as you say everyone is different"