• MindTraveller
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      1 month ago

      Seems like every material similarity. You’re only arguing they aren’t slaves because you think there’s a subjective difference from the animal’s point of view, right?

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          1 month ago

          Personhood does not exist in nature. It’s a social construct. It’s artificial, we built it. Therefore, we can build it how we like. I’d rather believe all sentients are people.

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            1 month ago

            believe whatever you like, but if you use your own definition, be aware others will not understand your meaning, and it is not a failing on their part

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              Yes it is. It’s a limit on their empathy. They chose to define personhood the weird exclusionary way because they’re weird exclusionists.

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                1 month ago

                do you lack the empathy to imagine any other reason they may exclude non-humans from personhood? you don’t think there may be practical reasons?