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Originally Posted by Aimee Weber  Well I'd like to see more humane treatment for great apes as well.
But the fact that we do not treat other animals well doesn't seem to be sufficient justification to treat a prospective Neanderthal poorly.
Also, this isn't a matter of us failing to peacefully co-existing with another animal with whom we happen to be sharing the planet. We would be completely responsible for bringing this Neanderthal into the world, and that arrival would be solely for our own research purposes. I believe that makes us more responsible for it than any other animal. |
I'm not saying it's justification. I'm saying treating them any different is hypocritical.
We are completely responsible for bringing modern cows into the world too, but we don't think twice about cruel treatment of them.