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UncleGizmo t1_j5pwjn8 wrote

Reply to comment by Skarr87 in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription

You have just outlined the conundrum that many philosophies and religions try to justify or explain. A buddhist may say harming a flea and a dog are equal because we are all connected, whereas some Christian faiths delineate between humans and “lesser animals”.

It’s also why it’s not so simple to define “personhood”, as the post indicates.

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TarantinoFan23 t1_j5q5r26 wrote

What is the conundrum? Don't kill stuff. Feed everything. Farm a ton of food. Easy.

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Plutonic-Planet-42 t1_j5qrpqj wrote

So easy!

Let bacteria proliferate, don’t vaccinate, leave the tumours, and stop cleaning and eradicating 99% of all germs!

You’re being speciesist if you don’t guarantee omicron more hosts!

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RandomNumsandLetters t1_j5r35gu wrote

Don't kill stuff? Farming kills lots of tiny animals in the ground, why is it OK?

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TarantinoFan23 t1_j5r625c wrote

Its only partly okay,for now. If you appreciate their sacrifice, don't treat them poorly, and strive to create a better world without the need to subsist on other beings.

Edit: The people we eat for food today, will hopefully see they were an essential part of making the world a better place for whatever family they have left(that we didn't eat).

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