Do you think the value of a life between a human and an animal is the same? If you had to choose between saving a human vs an animal...
Which would you choose?
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It depends. We typically think of the value of life in terms of personhood, and personhood has been debated about for millennia. Is a brain-dead vegetable of a person worth the same as a loving, intelligent pet dog? What if it's your dog? Or if it was someone close to you that was comatose? Think about the abortion debate too.
As for me, I think personhood operates on a subjective scale. People we know are more important to us than strangers, adults are worth more to us than fetuses, etc. So honestly, the answer depends on which human and which animal we're talking about.
As for me, I think personhood operates on a subjective scale. People we know are more important to us than strangers, adults are worth more to us than fetuses, etc. So honestly, the answer depends on which human and which animal we're talking about.