What Makes Us Human?

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And what keeps us human?

There is an interesting discussion underway right now.  Kyber has posted thoughts on what capsuleers are, what we are becoming, and how much are we still human.  

While I continue to abhor the company he keeps and feel there are ulterior motives to his thoughts, this does not keep me from addressing his original question, as he implies.

The machines we put in ourselves are dangerous.  They disconnect us, distort us, distance us, and diminish us from what makes humans human.  They place us in stasis, while the unaltered continue to evolve past us.  

By hitting pause on our natural progress, what do we miss while others hit play?