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By your logic, I could breed slaves to suffer and die for my benefit, with no moral quandary, as long as I never let them make any decisions. This was in fact U

• Retra 11y ago
  That is not my logic, you've completely missed my point. The adult human brain is the most powerful decision-making tool known to have ever existed anywhere in the entire universe. That being the trait that makes humans valuable, and slavery undermining that makes it somewhat incompatible with my morality. Chickens do not have that potential to be valuable decision-makers. That is the only reason it is acceptable to breed them for death.
  • juliangregorian 11y ago
    What a weird and arbitrary (and absurdly anthropocentric) standard for who is regarded as valuable.
    • Retra 11y ago
      You could say the same about any morality, though I don't see why you think it's arbitrary or anthropocentric. For one, I am talking about the properties of information, which isn't arbitrary. And you could certainly build a machine, find another animal, or locate an ecosystem that has more value than humans. Especially when you've got a world of absurd religious philosophies to compare it to.
      • juliangregorian 11y ago
        > For one, I am talking about the properties of information, which isn't arbitrary. I dunno, do chickens agree with you on that?