Peter Skov Larsen on Nostr: #[0] Your article contains several strawman arguments that I won't address Your ...
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Your article contains several strawman arguments that I won't address
Your assumption that no animal is capable of rational thought and action is wrong, but so is your assumption that this is the basis of human rights.
Rights are a social construct which we can choose to extend to animals
Usually, the argument for animal rights is based on the capacity for feeling pain. By your definition it is not unethical to torture animals as long as you can claim ownership - another social construct
Your article contains several strawman arguments that I won't address
Your assumption that no animal is capable of rational thought and action is wrong, but so is your assumption that this is the basis of human rights.
Rights are a social construct which we can choose to extend to animals
Usually, the argument for animal rights is based on the capacity for feeling pain. By your definition it is not unethical to torture animals as long as you can claim ownership - another social construct