I avoided details because some posters always
seek to distract from the theme posed, & pursue
some separate argument, derailing the thread.
And as we can see, they did exactly that.
The thread served its purpose, & has died.
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Dog's Life vs Human's Life
- Thread starter Revoltingest
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seek to distract from the theme posed, & pursue
some separate argument, derailing the thread.
And as we can see, they did exactly that.
The thread served its purpose, & has died.
Well I know that humans are often valued according to certain unwritten rules - especially if they have criminal intent - but I think we are on slippery ground when we start to assess non-human life into such decisions. And as to which I think we are into dangerous territory.
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
Yeah, I get what you are saying, but this example is not really unique and the rule are not even always unwritten as such.
Are you OK with killing a human if it might save a dog's life?
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
Have you ever heard of being objective and just describing different forms of morality?
It was a tough question, I know.
I dint expect an answer.
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
It depends on a lot of context and generally I don't like the US way of using kinetic energy. But for a very narrow range of contexts, then yes in principle.
Avoiding the question, eh.
Heyo
Veteran Member
While you are right, you already lost the debate according to Godwin's law.
Not so...
Godwin's law - Wikipedia
Godwin's law, short for Godwin's law (or rule) of Nazi analogies,[1] is an Internet adage asserting that as an online discussion grows longer (regardless of topic or scope), the probability of a comparison to Nazis or Adolf Hitler approaches 1.[2]
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In June 2018, Godwin wrote an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times denying the need to update or amend the rule. He rejected the idea that whoever invokes Godwin's law has lost the argument....
Heyo
Veteran Member
From the same source:Not so...
Excerpted...Godwin's law - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Godwin's law, short for Godwin's law (or rule) of Nazi analogies,[1] is an Internet adage asserting that as an online discussion grows longer (regardless of topic or scope), the probability of a comparison to Nazis or Adolf Hitler approaches 1.[2]
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In June 2018, Godwin wrote an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times denying the need to update or amend the rule. He rejected the idea that whoever invokes Godwin's law has lost the argument....
"There are many corollaries to Godwin's law, some considered more canonical (by being adopted by Godwin himself)[2] than others. For example, there is a tradition in many newsgroups and other Internet discussion forums that, when a Hitler comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever made the comparison loses whatever debate is in progress.[9] This principle is itself frequently referred to as Godwin's law.[10]"
You dare contradict Godwin himself?
Also the poster dint make a comparison to Nazi Germany.
It was only introduced to address a concept.
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
No, I am not commenting on the article. But yes, in principle I accept that there can be contexts that warrant the killing of a human for a given situation.
That doesn't answer the question....
"Are you OK with killing a human if it might save a dog's life?"
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
Sorry, a given situation like that.
What does that mean?
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
That I admit that I would kill a human to save a dog in very specific contexts.
I suspect it would be unique in the UK such that anyone who killed another person whilst protecting an animal would be charged with either murder or manslaughter.