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token-black-dude t1_j5q6mmn wrote

Reply to comment by TarantinoFan23 in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription

If you get a parasitic worm in your intestines, does that have a right to live, even if it causes you significant distress?

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TarantinoFan23 t1_j5qbb05 wrote

There is a phrase I use called "return to nature". If something is trying to live outside it's natural environment, it should be returned to it, if possible. And sometimes things cannot coexist in unnatural settings. I would destroy the worm because I had to, but I would make a charitable donation in its honor. And someday hopefully make a world where worms and people can live in harmony.

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Helldozer5000 t1_j5qx5le wrote

>I would destroy the worm because I had to, but I would make a charitable donation in its honor. And someday hopefully make a world where worms and people can live in harmony.

Is this...is this a joke?

A charitable donation in a parasite's honor? Just, why? Which entity would you donate to? Are there organizations that specifically protect parasitic species?

This has to be a joke, right?

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TarantinoFan23 t1_j5r2xnw wrote

Not joking. I try to show kindness to my fellow life forms.

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Helldozer5000 t1_j5r8789 wrote

Same but if you're extending that to parasites then why not viruses and bacteria and what not? At what point does it become an exercise in futility?

I mean I know this is just a virtue signal and you aren't actually donating to charity whenever you take an antibiotic or whatever but it's an interesting logic to probe regardless.

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TarantinoFan23 t1_j5rbk4i wrote

I do the charity, I don't pay others to do it for me.

My goal is to love life and use technology to replace killing. Even if it takes a long time.

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Helldozer5000 t1_j5rdtwv wrote

You literally said "donation". That colloquially means money, but okay. If we're debating semantics then the conversation has already exceeded it's usefulness. Sorry for probing what clearly hasn't been thought out.

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