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a 23 month old human will beg for their life. Doesn't that contradict his position on killing sentient animals?
by chasd00 3y ago
a 23 month old human will beg for their life. Doesn't that contradict his position on killing sentient animals?
- barry-cotter 3y agoDo you think dogs and pigs who are aware of what’s about to happen don’t?
- chasd00 3y agoThat the point, the author can’t have it both ways.
- barry-cotter 3y agoPeter Singer aims for consistency, for not having it both ways. If killing a being of neural structure X is moral then have the same standard for human and non-human animals. He isn’t pretending that being in or out of its mother is morally relevant. If killing a nine month old “fetus” is moral killing a 3 minute old baby is. Singer will bite all those bullets.