AhmedF
AhmedF t1_j5q8gac wrote
Reply to comment by token-black-dude in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription
> 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.
AhmedF t1_j5q8c5j wrote
Reply to comment by Ill_Department_2055 in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription
It's all good, I assumed that is what happened (I've made the same mistake, so we're basically doofus-twins).
AhmedF t1_j5q1r1g wrote
Reply to comment by MouseBean in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription
> Ethics has nothing to do with cognitive ability
I don't fully disagree with you, but it is related - eg vegans who eat bivalves because their lack of a nervous system means they don't feel pain.
We do make distinction in how "advanced" an organism is.
AhmedF t1_j5q1j5c wrote
Reply to comment by Enlightened_Ape in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription
Because you have to define it all from scratch (legally). Personhood has a lot of laws built around it as is.
AhmedF t1_j5q1f2x wrote
Reply to comment by Ill_Department_2055 in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription
[I'm agreeing with you - I'm saying OP to you basically thought they GOTCHA! but really it was a mask off moment for themselves]
AhmedF t1_j5pso2z wrote
Reply to comment by Ill_Department_2055 in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription
Yeah what a weird "gotcha" which is just mask off.
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.
AhmedF t1_j1n193w wrote
Reply to comment by Em_Adespoton in Canada jumps to second spot in global EV battery-supply chain ranking by Majnum
Your comment is doing nothing but spreading something untrue.
You can update your comment too - it's as simple as "EDIT: This is no longer true. See comment below."
Weird thing to double down on.
AhmedF t1_j1mj32v wrote
Reply to comment by Em_Adespoton in Canada jumps to second spot in global EV battery-supply chain ranking by Majnum
So why are you not editing/removing your wrong comment up?
AhmedF t1_j1me9uz wrote
Reply to comment by Em_Adespoton in Canada jumps to second spot in global EV battery-supply chain ranking by Majnum
Citation needed.
AhmedF OP t1_itlbuun wrote
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AhmedF t1_j5qo616 wrote
Reply to comment by Idrialite in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription
People who think gotchas are some form of intelligence are exhausting.
Fine - it's not pain. Are you saying any creature with any kind of cognitive ability is equivalent to you? Are ants equal to pets equal to dolphins equal to humans?