(September 22, 2014 at 11:46 pm)Rhythm Wrote: That's not a contradiction Heywood..it's a value judgement, and a poor argument for either, to be blunt.
I can see how it wouldn't be a contradiction in your mind. You make a value judgement on what standard to use to determine moral protection depending on your whim at the moment. I like to be consistent on the other hand. Having just one standard to use to determine if something should be morally protected makes it easy for me to be consistent.