It doesnât follow from there being no clear definition of something that there arenât clear positive and negative cases of it, only that itâs blurry at the boundaries. For example, suppose the only things that existed were humans, rocks, and lab grown human food. There still wouldnât be a clear definition of âconsciousâ, but it would be clear only humans were conscious, since lab grown meat and veg and rocks clearly donât count on any intepretation of âconsciousnessâ. Maybe all mites obviously donât count too. I agree with you that BB canât just assume that about mites though, and needs to provide an argument.
Based on what?
Thereâs no clear definition of consciousness or suffering so how do you draw a clear line between insects and mites?
It doesnât follow from there being no clear definition of something that there arenât clear positive and negative cases of it, only that itâs blurry at the boundaries. For example, suppose the only things that existed were humans, rocks, and lab grown human food. There still wouldnât be a clear definition of âconsciousâ, but it would be clear only humans were conscious, since lab grown meat and veg and rocks clearly donât count on any intepretation of âconsciousnessâ. Maybe all mites obviously donât count too. I agree with you that BB canât just assume that about mites though, and needs to provide an argument.