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There may be an ethical element, we try not to hurt animals but don't care about crushing rocks.
by Scarblac 3y ago
There may be an ethical element, we try not to hurt animals but don't care about crushing rocks.
- aleksiy123 3y agoYes, but I'm actually starting to think that consciousness isn't the real reason for this. Like I may still believe that hurting a robot is immoral even though its not "conscious". I think what I am trying to explain is I don't believe that the level of conciousness of an entity should be the moral guide for how that entity has a right to be treated. Mostly because of the logical conclusion that it implies: it is alright to treat a lower consciousness entity more poorly than a higher consciousness being.