“I doubt that people would eat much less meat if they had to kill animals themselves. I don’t think the key is whether people see and feel the consequences of their actions. More important is whether they recognize those whom their actions affect as fellow persons, meriting moral consideration.”
The above is really well said!
“My own reflections and reasoning about philosophy of mind have, so far, seemed to indicate against the idea that e.g. chickens merit moral concern.”
I would like to hear more on those thoughts, and I’m curious if and how much they’ve changed since this post was written @Holden Karnofsky
Personally, I do think chickens, and even bugs merit moral concern (though the intensity of moral concern might vary), but I draw the line at (potentially) sentient machines, and prior to finding EA never thought about shrimp welfare. I’ll be curious to question and unpack these intuitive beliefs I hold. Thanks for the food for thought.
The above is really well said!
I would like to hear more on those thoughts, and I’m curious if and how much they’ve changed since this post was written @Holden Karnofsky
Personally, I do think chickens, and even bugs merit moral concern (though the intensity of moral concern might vary), but I draw the line at (potentially) sentient machines, and prior to finding EA never thought about shrimp welfare. I’ll be curious to question and unpack these intuitive beliefs I hold. Thanks for the food for thought.