• username_1
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    11 days ago

    No, I am not OK with me being “tortured and butchered”. I’m not sure if you do understand how to use logic.

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      11 days ago

      Do explain then.


      Edit: since he’s not picking up, I’ll raise what I think his point might be.

      He sees ethics applying to his equals or betters. In that case, even if a more advanced race comes along, it would still apply to him, because he made himself the measuring stick, so he would oppose torturing of, at least, some humans.

      Where our dimwitted friend failed to follow the reasoning is that, if value (in the case, being worthy of ethical concern) is in the eye of the beholder, a more advanced race then would see our dimwitted friend as a lesser animal and butcher him with no qualms.