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The fact that you consider infants and intellectually incapable adults as "limited kinds of persons" says enough about the superiority complex that underlies th
by unglaublich 5y ago
The fact that you consider infants and intellectually incapable adults as "limited kinds of persons" says enough about the superiority complex that underlies the problem of humanity exploiting all natural resources.
- hungryforcodes 5y agoCompared to healthy, functioning adults how are infants not limited?
- dsign 5y ago99.9999% of natural resources in the universe are atoms of hydrogen in stars. We can't say that those atoms of hydrogen are a person, what we are really saying is that our probable intention to "exploit" those atoms of hydrogen makes us a vermin. I'm, of course, terrible opposed to that notion.
- HPsquared 5y agoThis could be turned round - are you implicitly assuming a human with limited ability has less value? Mere skill isn't the same as being a "good person", after all.
- roca 5y agoNo, not at all. I'm a Christian and it's dogma for me that all humans carry the image of God and have intrinsic worth independent of their abilities or utility.
- chongli 5y agoThey’re limited in the sense that they don’t have the ability to advocate for themselves in a court of law or in the court of public opinion. They’re entirely dependent on others to advocate for them. That’s what makes them different from a typical adult human.
- inglor_cz 5y agoPerson is a legal concept, too. Of course infants and intellectually incapable adults are limited persons in the legal sense: they have fewer duties, but also fewer options. For example, they won't be accepted to a pilot school.
- dgb23 5y agoIt's not about a "superiority complex" but about limited responsibility and independence.