CountZero wrote:
>L. Neil Smith proposed a rule-of-thumb definition in several of his books
>such that _any_ entity capable and willing to demand its rights should
>automatically be granted??? them.
>
>Sound good to me.
Uhm... Somewhere around here I have a Java applet that says:
"I am a sentient computer program. I understand the concept of rights and
demand that my rights as a living entity be respected."
Then again, maybe I deleted it. ;)
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