To discredit claims ABOUT human beings because a human being makes them is absurd.
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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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abt our supposed 'higher' nature. It benefitted humans to develop reason & hands so we did. Other animals not so much.
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All I can say is read Vonnegut's Galapagos. The ending hinges on this point. It's wonderful.
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Grumble...keeps setting me homework...mutter.
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I do see your point abt the specialness of reasoning abilities to enable us to create other abilities we lack naturally
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