[extropy-chat] defending life?
Hal Finney
hal at finney.org
Mon Oct 11 16:27:35 UTC 2004
Mike Lorrey wrote:
> If you lack a moral compass that allows you to distinguish, try this
> one on for size: the unborn are innocent.
I would prefer that "innocent" be applied to entities capable of moral
actions. A table is not innocent. An amoeba is not innocent. And an
embryo is not innocent. None of these are moral actors. None of them
are such that we can make moral judgements about their actions.
Hal
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