(3) the judgment that human beings are higher forms of being than irrational animals is both true and evident.
@HPluckrose @DoneReasoning
Yes, we have unique and wonderful abilities. So do other animals. Some can regrow limbs AND camouflage AND hunt AND run fast
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Ah, but reason is a qualitatively different type of ability, one which allows us to do *all* these things & more.
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And also destroy the planet & all life on it. Read good argument abt why it doesn't evolve much.A disadvantage in many ways
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Well, that argument has also been put forward by others. Thinking of Vonnegut's 'Galapagos' novel for instance.
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Lindsay & Boghossian wrote abt today actually.Do species intelligent enough to space travel wipe themselves out b4 they can!
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Haven't read that piece yet, but I'm aware of the general argument.
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There are smart people who take a range of different views on these (big) questions. Worth reading different opinions.
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I'm not sure I'm interested enough, tbh. I am interested but so many other things in line which are more me.
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I don't stake my reputation on my position abt the non-specialness of humans but I object to facile theological arguments...
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