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EasyBOven t1_jeft3xj wrote

Reply to comment by drintelligent in Stories with humanized animals are cute. Stories with animalized humans are terrifying. by NoNo_Cilantro

Ok, so an individual's ability changes the value in not having them be property, and if the value in them not being property is low enough for the rest of society, then it's ok for them to be property?

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drintelligent t1_jeftwfz wrote

That's not what I'm saying, if a human can or can't doesn't determine there right to be free, it's a matter of species not individual

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EasyBOven t1_jefu0in wrote

Why would species be morally-relevant?

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drintelligent t1_jefwx80 wrote

Even the slightest chance of the person enslaved having the ability to cure or discover should make the whole idea of human enslavement morally wrong. But the idea a far. animal can compare in the same way seems fairly ridiculous if you ask me

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EasyBOven t1_jefxgwj wrote

Then it does seem to be an assessment of someone's ability. There are mentally disabled humans with similar levels of intelligence to the animals we exploit for food. They would therefore have a similar chance to cure or discover something. Why shouldn't they also be treated as property?

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