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gavinraytoday at 12:11 AM3 repliesview on HN

"Humans are valuable"

For what, and to whom?

This is a very anthropo-centric and hubristic view, in my opinion.

I dont think a human life inherently has any more value than anything else that possesses phenomenal consciousness

This of course makes me somewhat of a hypocrite as I eat meat, but you make some tradeoffs in moral resolve in the name of pragmatism and economy.


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lantrytoday at 1:28 AM

How is eating meat pragmatic or economic? A vegetarian diet is less expensive and just as healthy.

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bluefirebrandtoday at 12:17 AM

> than anything else that possesses phenomenal consciousness

Can you give an example of anything else you think might possess phenomenal consciousness?

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