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• commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I mean there is no objective reason to set the standard at sentience any more than any other standard.

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  • oshitwaddup@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The based on the way you are using arbitrary, I see why you think my position is arbitrary. Do you think all positions are arbitrary?

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    • commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      all subjective opinions, like ethics or aesthetics, are.

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      • oshitwaddup@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Hell even to get past solipsism you have to subjectively assume to that your mind and senses accurately reflect the world at least a little bit, otherwise gathering any accurate data or reasoning about that data productively would not be possible

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      • oshitwaddup@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Once you go to a deep enough layer I think you’re right. But, the one subjective thing my argument rests on is that you care about your own experience. Anyone who flinches away from touching a hot stove because it hurts cares about their experience at least a little. The next step is recognizing that from an objective view, there’s no reason to think your subjective experience is any more important than anyone elses (subjectively there is).

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