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I like when people use the "clump of cells" argument like that doesn't perfectly describe all life as we know it. You sir are just a clump of cells, can I take your life because you are an unwanted clump of cells?
That clump of cells would need “conciousness” or the ability to think for itself to be considered sentient, something you apparently lack as well.
There's the ad hominem. Out of curiosity how do you determine if someone or something has a consciousness, how do you feel about people on life support that are clinically brain dead? How about people in a coma?
Not a great argument. If they're brain dead then correct, they're no longer sentient. Therefore I wouldn't disagree with pulling the plug at all.
If I was braindead with no hope of recovery then I would seriously hope my family pulled the plug. It wouldn't be me anymore and I would hate to be a drain on resources for nothing.