Self Replacement Syndrome

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"Who are you?"

"My name is Kevin Durbank, I was born in Solar Standard 1120."

"You still go by your name; from when you were human?"

"That is correct, I still retain accessible memory data banks from my childhood."

"How do you know that is your childhood and not just a memory of one installed?"

"I have documented in video and thought banks every step of my transition from human to cyborg."

"You are no cyborg. A cyborg has human cells present in their body, you have none, you have completely replaced yourself. We have checked and there is no DNA present in your body, no evidence of who you once were."

"There is a legal conundrum here, you do realize that through the process of upgrading various parts of your body and mind, you have relinquished any rights as a human being. The law does not recognize you as human. You may not have ownership of anything, you are a piece of property, people have the right to reprogram your mind. Not that they would want to, you are obsolete by any standard. There is no reason anyone would want you..."

"Don't cry, that's a human way of expressing emotion."

An interesting concept.

thanks, the concept is all I cared to convey. Maybe one day I'll write an actual story.

There is always the fun when someone is put beyond the law, that then the law doesn't apply to them. Only humans and cyborgs actually have laws that say they can't murder rape or pillage. Robots as property have no laws that morally or ethically prevent them from doing that.