The argument that non-human animals do not possess some vague set of traits that make humans the only species worthy of being classified as ‘people,’
Metacognition. It’s just metacognition. Not vague in the slightest. You can argue that it isn’t a good criterion, but it’s a very clear one.
goedel@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
comparing slaves to animals is exactly what slavers do
Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
We are all animals, and we are comparable
arrow74@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
So according to you slaves are animals, neat
Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
worst bad faith argument ive seen in a while, thanks for not trying
caurvo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
It is cruel to treat other life cruelly.
In the eyes of slavers, slaves would be seen as animals and treated as such. In the eyes of meat farmers, animals are treated poorly too.
I don’t understand the point you are trying to make.
goedel@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
yep. you can compare an apple to an orange.