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I totally agree and after reading the article I was going to post this exact same comment but you beat me to it. I would say that it is just as morally repugna
by NathanKP 17y ago
I totally agree and after reading the article I was going to post this exact same comment but you beat me to it. I would say that it is just as morally repugnant or in fact more morally repugnant to mistreat an animal that is not intelligent.
It is not like lack of intelligence makes it alright to mistreat an animal.
- niczar 17y agoIs it morally repugnant to mistreat a plant? Is it morally repugnant to mistreat an animal with just one (1) neuron? Is it morally repugnant to mistreat an animal with just 100 000 neurons? Well that's how many lobsters have. My PC has billions of transistors. Granted, that's not the same as neurons by a very long shot, but it's not unreasonable to think that we could emulate a neuron with a few tens of thousand of transistors. Is it morally repugnant to mistreat a PC? I'm not concluding anything here. Just asking. (Besides there's the other issue of defining "mistreat.") I'm just annoyed by empty, generic statements like this. They don't say mean much of anything, and do not make us understand the issue any better.
- barrkel 17y agoHow well do you treat mice that have invaded your home? How about cockroaches? How do you avoid mistreating worms while doing your gardening?