Yes, I think this is one of the strongest (if not the strongest) arguments against my position, even though it’s been framed and articulated in various ways over time. It has been widely discussed, and I suspect my response may be unsatisfying to you.
To be honest, my stance on this point is largely intuition-motivated. I could find many things that I think set humans apart from animals, none of which have gone unchallenegd in the discourse, however. I acknowledge that this makes it feel incomplete or unsatisfactory, but it’s probabaly best not to launch a full on animal-rights debate here.
It would seem, then, that we’ve reached a sort of stalemate. Or, you’ve challenged my position. I’m happy to concede either way, but with that said, I won’t be dropping it as a result.
Regardless, thanks for the interesting conversation. Have a good one.
Interesting position though very curious—one on side, I understand, because evolution favoured these intuitions for quite some time. On the other side, I find really strange the ability to recognise the value of a position intellectually, but not being able to adopt it at a gut level (I mean, it’s common, it’s just that most people do that in an unconscious way).
But props to you for recognising that. I hope you have a nice week.
Yes, I think this is one of the strongest (if not the strongest) arguments against my position, even though it’s been framed and articulated in various ways over time. It has been widely discussed, and I suspect my response may be unsatisfying to you.
To be honest, my stance on this point is largely intuition-motivated. I could find many things that I think set humans apart from animals, none of which have gone unchallenegd in the discourse, however. I acknowledge that this makes it feel incomplete or unsatisfactory, but it’s probabaly best not to launch a full on animal-rights debate here.
It would seem, then, that we’ve reached a sort of stalemate. Or, you’ve challenged my position. I’m happy to concede either way, but with that said, I won’t be dropping it as a result.
Regardless, thanks for the interesting conversation. Have a good one.
Interesting position though very curious—one on side, I understand, because evolution favoured these intuitions for quite some time.
On the other side, I find really strange the ability to recognise the value of a position intellectually, but not being able to adopt it at a gut level (I mean, it’s common, it’s just that most people do that in an unconscious way).
But props to you for recognising that. I hope you have a nice week.