First, this is a test case and there's many ways my arguments are probably wrong.
Zefram wrote:
I did not perceive there to be any such agreement. I took actions purely of my own will.
Counterargument: entering something of your own will is what an agreement is: e.g. "I agree to be legally deemed a kumquat" is legally equivalent to "I deem myself a kumquat." Such language has been accepted in the past as a binding agreement but never tested in court. It could be wrong.
I never said anything at all about personhood.
The person != human is also an open question, debated but never resolved. Another argument in your favor is that allowing you to sign away your rights to personhood severely abridges your rights as a person... or does it? -Goethe
