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If you think this way about an animal, then you have the foundation to think this way about some groups of humans.
by matte_black 9y ago
If you think this way about an animal, then you have the foundation to think this way about some groups of humans.
- icebraining 9y agoReally? So when looking at the trolley problem, it's irrelevant to you if on the side track is a slug rather than a person?
- matte_black 9y agoYou can kill the slug and still feel bad that a living organism was destroyed.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoWhen you use a knife to cut bread, you have the foundation to go and slaughter people. It's literally the same principle of action. It doesn't imply you'll do it. Similarly, being able to do moral value comparisons doesn't imply you'll find human lives inferior.