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Originally Posted by evanny
just because scientists discovered self awareness doesn't make your argument scientific.
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Ummm.. what would you call it then?
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Originally Posted by evanny
only basis is that animals feel and so other people feel sorry for hurting those animals. its pure moral investment. nothing else.
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Then how is empathy with another human differ? Because I don't know how empathy with an animal can be brushed off as "moral investment" because then empathy with another human would be the same thing.
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Originally Posted by evanny
yea. my argument might not be as morally based as yours but it is the natural one.
on the other hand moral question arises when people chose to let one life forms die and other to live. i think self awareness is far from being enough of a reason to decide how worthy ones life is.
in my opinion it is immoral to make those decisions so lets treat everyone equally.
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No shit it's the moral question. Your "natural" argument is not even relevant to the moral question so you just look like a fool for bringing it up.
And I don't believe it is your opinion to treat everyone equally unless you think it's OK to eat other humans too. (if you follow your thought to it's
logical conclusion then that's where it takes you)