"Chambers" <ben### [at] pacificwebguy com> wrote in message
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> On 5/8/2009 4:29 AM, John VanSickle wrote:
> > Warp wrote:
> >> Man can be held to a different standard because we are a sentient
species
> >> who understands the consequences of irresponsive behavior.
> > Why should that be the criterion for a differing standard of behavior?
> Because it allows us to.
>
> You cannot hold a cat morally responsible for killing a family of mice
> because the cat is incapable of understanding morals.
>
> You can hold a person responsible for killing a family of people because
> the person is capable of understanding morals.
To nitpick, those are not analogous. A correct one might be:
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