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Re: Did animals have rights before we invented rights?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 10 Jul 2001 23:08:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Brown writes:
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> That is *exactly* what we are doing when we say the lion is amoral. We are
> saying that our morals do not apply to it.
Uh, no, by the definitions you gave (and my understanding also) amoral does
not specifically relate to _our_ (human) morals, but _any_ morals.
> That's where the breakdown in
> communication is happening. You appear to be operating with a different
> definition of "amoral" than everyone else in this debate.
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> FWIW, my understanding of amoral is in line with most people here:
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> amoral=has nothing to do with morality. Neither moral nor immoral.
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> Dictionary.com: "Not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither
> moral nor immoral."
> Meriam-Webster.com: "being neither moral nor immoral; specifically : lying
> outside the sphere to which moral judgments apply"
> Oxford Pocket: (7th ed) "Beyond morality; having no moral principles"
ROSCO (Never let it be said that *I* let this thread die!)
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