85 sats \ 4 replies \ @quark 13 Mar \ on: Tough Questions for Libertarians 2/15 libertarian
The worms don't want to die either. Poor worms. I see my hens eating worms and I cannot help it but feel bad for them.
If intelligent aliens come here, I think they would not kill us. They don't need our primitive resources as they can create matter and energy as needed. They would be curious to study us, not kill us. Or maybe they would just ignore us as we ignore a worm and go for the next planet to find something more intelligent and worth to study.
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Unless we're tasty.
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Personally, I'm not convinced worms want anything, but I'm not going to get on your case if you think argumentation ethics applies all the way to the simplest animals.
I used to think of myself as libertarian and vegan, but the argumentation ethics approach melded the two nicely. Now, I can just think of myself as someone who values peace.
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Sure. I think the word "want" is the problem here. We don't know how they want something. But we can see how they react when threatened. And some worms have great survival tactics when attacked. Even detach some parts and escape with the rest of the body, or secrete defensive substances. They have survival instinct. I don't know how they really want it but they try to live as long as they can. My hens don't think too much about it. They must be just delicious. But I see how they from time to time leave some worms alone and eat others that are similar. I don't know why. Maybe hens know more than I think.
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