Comment by chasd00
2 years ago
a 23 month old human will beg for their life. Doesn't that contradict his position on killing sentient animals?
2 years ago
a 23 month old human will beg for their life. Doesn't that contradict his position on killing sentient animals?
Do you think dogs and pigs who are aware of what’s about to happen don’t?
That the point, the author can’t have it both ways.
Peter Singer aims for consistency, for not having it both ways. If killing a being of neural structure X is moral then have the same standard for human and non-human animals. He isn’t pretending that being in or out of its mother is morally relevant. If killing a nine month old “fetus” is moral killing a 3 minute old baby is. Singer will bite all those bullets.