Comment by burgh
2 years ago
Seems like you can easily relate to 23 month old humans. That's cool. Now try to expand that empathy to other entities of comparable mental faculties and complexity of emotions. Then imagine the horrors we, as a species, casually inflict on them. If you need inspiration, here is a link I found from google: https://thehumaneleague.org/article/factory-farmed-pigs
Now tell me how a painless infanticide (arguably committed for utilitarian good) is even nearly as bad.
In fact, I do acknowledge that many things we do to animals are horrific. But this is just whataboutism.
So you are really telling me that you are ok with killing little kids for "utilitarian good" (whatever that is)?
You still haven't answered my question: do you have any real-life experience with little kids? I am pretty sure you haven't, otherwise you wouldn't spew such obvious bullshit.
Now let's remember what you said in your original post:
> Why not take infanticide seriously? A 23 months old human is generally less intelligent than a dog and has a consciousness vastly different from us.
Honestly, that's one of the most fucked up things I have ever read on HN. Congratulations!
I'm sure it feels like that to a loving parent, especially when you think about your own child. Your feelings are valid.