2012年4月26日 星期四

where should one draw the line: animals, insects, bacteria?

Rights are to be accorded to creatures that have the capacity to experience pain, to suffer, and to be a "subject of a life".  such a capacity is definitely not found in bacteria.  it is definitely found in mammals.  one should decide, based upon available evidence and one's own conscience, where the line should be drawn to adhere to the principle of animal right described in the capacity of experiencing pain.
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  1. 匿名2012年4月27日清晨7:21

    In deep ecology, they are all equally important whether or not they may be arbitrarily classified. Moral significance of their existence is independent of the imperfect classification if it so happens.

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  2. H Wan2012年4月29日下午6:43

    I believe even bacteria have the capacity to suffer: They manage to evolve with resistance to antibiotics in response to antibiotic attack.

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