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> I don't think "because it's traditional" or "because we've been doing it for hundreds of years" are good ethical reasons Why not? Why the fact that something
by mastazi 6y ago
> I don't think "because it's traditional" or "because we've been doing it for hundreds of years" are good ethical reasons
Why not? Why the fact that something stood the test of time has no value? I've seen this argument often repeated but never explained in logical terms.
- seanwilson 6y ago> Why not? Why the fact that something stood the test of time has no value? I've seen this argument often repeated but never explained in logical terms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_fallacy You can use this fallacy to justify lots of awful things humans used to do are fine.
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