Chapter 7
"Lionel Merble was a machine. Tralfamadorians, of course, say that every creature and plant in the Universe is a machine. It amuses them that so many Earthlings are offended by the idea of being a machine." (pg. 154)
In a way, saying that every creature and plant in the Universe is a machine is true. Each human does the same thing. We are born, we do what is necessary to stay alive, and we die. The difference is we each do it in our unique way. We are all different "models." No two people are alike, but we all have the same goal of living as long as we can by following our individual "programming."
I also wrote about Machines in my blog. I definitely agree with the fact that each human does the same things, but in a unique way. I really like the part where you talked about how we are all different models. I never thought about it in a way that we are all the same machines, but different models!
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