>That line of argument is based on the idea that the rights of an individual are based on the intelligence or capability of the individual. I think it's based

>That line of argument is based on the idea that the rights of an individual are based on the intelligence or capability of the individual. I think it's based on the idea that the rights of an individual are based on the intelligence or capability of the species he's part of. Thus a single human wouldn't be singled out for lacking any of these as it's a still a human, thus treated according to human rights.