The term was used for family and community farms, not for large ranches / plantations.
The fathers and sons would tend to a small head of cattle used to feed their family and the community. They did not and could not afford to own slaves.
Plus the term was used well after Britain outlawed slavery.
This is assuming you adhere only to what science can prove, and not religious beliefs like the soul.
But yeah, the fact that we are the result of past decisions and outside inputs going all the way back to before we even had consciousness at all is also a nice proof by induction.
How can you conclude this with any certainty?
Properly maintained pool water will have the same chlorine level either way. The "chlorine pool" water won't have quite as much dissolved salt, but over time it does build up.
I’m not even a programmer — but the step change since late fall 2025 is incredible.
I have a young relative that manages in house product for a financial services company. Programming team of 150 ish. That will be 15 ish by June and they are iterating much more quickly now.
So much cope in this thread. AI is in fact the grim reaper for the median coder. The emerging middle class in India tech hubs is about to get vaporized