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HODL · 143w
I’m not that interested in this particular Socratic dialogue. So I’ll leave it here respectfully.
che · 143w
Genuinely not trying to bait you. Just respectful Socratic dialogue.
HODL · 144w
I think as the dominant omnivores on the planet we have a right to kill animals for nutrition, but not a right to inflict egregious or undue suffering. That’s consistent with the non aggression prin...
che profile picture
Just playing devils advocate here. What would be the problem with such a statement: ‘I think as the dominant race on earth, we have the right to own and kill other races as slaves for the productivity of our society, but not to inflict undue suffering on them’
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HODL · 143w
Because we’re all human beings and there is no dominant race.
HODL · 144w
What about animals? lol
che profile picture
I’m just pointing out that libertarian philosophy can get complicated when you consider how difficult it is to consider the consequences of your actions. Free to do whatever as long as you don’t hurt others, sounds totally agreeable. But most wouldn’t consider non-human animals as part of ‘others’ or second order effects that can be harmful to ‘others’.
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HODL · 144w
I think as the dominant omnivores on the planet we have a right to kill animals for nutrition, but not a right to inflict egregious or undue suffering. That’s consistent with the non aggression principle in my view.
Ironsightdave · 144w
All systems are complicated. Reality is anarchy everything else is social structures built on top