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EasyBOven t1_jefu0in wrote

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

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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