Re: Future Pets

Dan Fabulich (daniel.fabulich@yale.edu)
Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:13:15 -0400


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Erik Moeller wrote:
>But even those who think that we should pass animal right laws out of moral
>obligation usually think they gain a utility from doing that. Getting closer
>to god, better Karma or just a good conscience.

Sure, but that doesn't make it okay for them to force other people to do so.

>The question is only where you draw the line. I would say animal rights must
>be respected where the ability to store and process information is
>significant. Apes and dolphins are good examples. But if you want animal
>rights for dogs, why shouldn't you want rights for insects as well? Just
>because they're harder to see?

I'm not sure what you mean by "the ability to store and process
information." Where would you say the threshold lies, and what would we be
looking for? Memory? Problem solving? Intra-species communication?

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