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andoandolast Monday at 7:56 PM1 replyview on HN

I disagree. You're still human if you're deaf and mute. Our intellectual processing powers, or of animals for that matter, has nothing to do with language.


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MangoToupelast Monday at 8:30 PM

Being deaf and mute doesn't imply lack of language. But being unable to communicate absolutely strikes me as non-human.

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