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AhmedF t1_j5psl2w wrote

Reply to comment by token-black-dude in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription

> Being a smart elephant doesn't make an elephant human, it's still a smart elephant?

It's something with sentience that feels pain and joy, and to inflict something on it is the entire point here.

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token-black-dude t1_j5q66e5 wrote

Yeah, I just dont agree that that is the point here. Sentience has no inherent moral value.

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AhmedF t1_j5q8gac wrote

> Sentience has no inherent moral value.

That is the argument.

Should we treat an elephant the same as a rock? If not - why?

Plus, a lot of people confuse sentience with intelligence, when they are not the same.

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