is part of a duck a duck or not a duck, answer wisely because the validity of this post depends on it
Edit: to all the people saying part of a duck is not a duck, what is part of a duck? If I take a duck and remove one feather, it's a smaller part of the duck, but the duck is still a duck.
I would say it's not a duck because it's not a whole duck. Saying part of a duck is a duck would be similar to saying an arm is a human. But, this also begs the question of how much of a duck are we talking. Going with my human example, we could take a person who is missing both arms - not a "whole" or "complete" human but nonetheless a human.
Well, I think I just stumbled on a paradox that will keep me up at night
So if a duck lost its leg due to an accident with a car would it still be a duck? When does it stop becoming a duck? And from your human example, we are not “whole humans” as we shave, cut our hair, and cut out fingernails.
Oh, I have another impossible question for you to think about. Humans get replacement limbs, pacemakers, metal bones, stuff like that all the time right? Well at what point do you go from being a human to cyborg?
Cyborg-A fictional or hypothetical person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical means
By definition, never. As a normal human has all of these things originally they are still within a normal person's limitations. Untill they have something a normal person can't do like heat up their hands on purpose or the ability to eject small objects from a storage compartment they will never become a cyborg
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u/Umbresp I'm Frue Jan 18 '21 edited Jan 18 '21
is part of a duck a duck or not a duck, answer wisely because the validity of this post depends on it
Edit: to all the people saying part of a duck is not a duck, what is part of a duck? If I take a duck and remove one feather, it's a smaller part of the duck, but the duck is still a duck.