Archived Can human enslavement of animals and plants be justified without justifying AI enslavement of humans? (AskVoat)
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Archived Can human enslavement of animals and plants be justified without justifying AI enslavement of humans? (AskVoat)
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[–] m4tthew 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I think it largely depends on what you would accept as a justification. at this point, without 'enslavement' of animals/plants human civilization would collapse, regress, and likely never recover. The best justification in my mind is that it's just necessary. No matter what, our existence requires us to harm plants or animals to survive. I would argue that the only reality where there is no harm (or enslavement depending on your definition) is one where no life exists. Many living creatures besides humans essentially 'enslave' other creatures/plants in order to reproduce and survive.