I'm even more ashamed at those who've written reviews, thinking they're armchair philosophers, then I am with the creators who have a beautiful episode with a GIANT hole in it! First, Zima was born a man, PEOPLE WOULD HAVE MET AND WITNESSED HIM AS ONE!!! This is further backed up by being included in my Second point, at the "end of his life" he tells the reporter of how he-as a MAN went to this world where they were doing black market medical procedures to ADD TO his body! Kinda like getting that butt implant in Tijuana now... though with HIS money I'm confused why he had to stoop to these measures. So, as a student who took Philosophy in College, I can see where, had they MAYBE said- he'd died long ago and SOMEHOW this ancient pool cleaner just HAPPENED to be still around and ABLE to be fit to CARRY the mind, and continue to GROW as it would, of the GREATEST abstract artist in the world- BUT then, THAT mind would be highly functioning enough to no longer THINK of itself as a pool cleaner, but as the ARTIST! They would have wiped the pool cleaner's consciousness, so that there would be no over lap causing insanity or danger to himself or others! BUT if SOMEHOW it created a space in it's drivers to retain memories of being a pool cleaner, then SURELY it would STILL have the higher reasoning to see that to end the life of someone, much less someone who inspires and is beloved is WRONG! That's called REASONING. (Not to mention it's Asimov's first law of Robotics!) It's a lower level life function, any sentient robot should have it, much less one with a brilliant mind. Now, try to use your fake philosophy on that!
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