Quote:But the crucial difference is that you can explain to a human why he should not kill and eat you, whereas you cannot to a pig.
That's not really an argument for the idea of species. The point is not whether one grouping differs from another, but whether each group is so alike that it should be unitarily classified. After all,
some humans won't listen to your argument about why you should not be killed and eaten.
Anyway, I don't intend to argue the point, as it's tangential both to the thread and to the forum. The idea is merely set out for others' consideration. Most, I realize, will find the notion as incomprehensible as, for example, the idea that science does not reveal absolute truth, or that S.T. Joshi isn't Kittredge reincarnated.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 28 Sep 09 | 06:50AM by Kyberean.