What do you think of the following statement?

[quote][center][i]"If we talk from a philosophical angle, coronavirus is also a living organism like us. We (human being) consider ourselves most intelligent, but that organism also wants to live. And it also deserves to live"[/i][/center][/quote]

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ninalanyon · 61-69, T

It is not sentient, it does not [i]want to live[/i].

Indeed some would even dispute that it is a living organism as it cannot reproduce without the machinery of other cells.

We should distinguish between value judgements like "And it also [i]deserves[/i] to live." and others like "And it should not be exterminated because it is a necessary part of the ecosystem."

I'm not claiming that the latter applies to SARS-COV-2 or any other corona virus but it does apply to other organisms that some would rashly exterminate.

YMITheWayIM · 46-50, M

@ninalanyon Good point.