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"Humans are valuable" For what, and to whom? This is a very anthropo-centric and hubristic view, in my opinion. I dont think a human life inherently has any
by gavinray 4mo ago
"Humans are valuable"
For what, and to whom?
This is a very anthropo-centric and hubristic view, in my opinion.
I dont think a human life inherently has any more value than anything else that possesses phenomenal consciousness
This of course makes me somewhat of a hypocrite as I eat meat, but you make some tradeoffs in moral resolve in the name of pragmatism and economy.
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- bluefirebrand 4mo ago> than anything else that possesses phenomenal consciousness Can you give an example of anything else you think might possess phenomenal consciousness?
- gavinray 4mo agoA dog
- ivraatiems 4mo agoDo you consider dogs to have more, less, or the same amount of consciousness as humans?
- wiseowise 4mo agoSo going by your logic, you would struggle to choose between saving a human life and a dog life (assuming both are strangers to you)?
- lantry 4mo agoHow is eating meat pragmatic or economic? A vegetarian diet is less expensive and just as healthy.
- gavinray 4mo agoHard to find more protein per dollar than $2/lb of canned chicken with an equal or even similar Protein Digestibility-Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS).
- lantry 4mo agoeggs and milk are generally cheaper per gram of protein, and both have the same PDCAAS as chicken
- littlexsparkee 4mo agoIf my numbers are right, you could undercut that slightly with combo of pulses/tofu/rice, albeit with higher calories/carbs depending on mix. edit: seeing the same as lantry, that eggs or milk are cheaper animal source