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minus-squareiglou@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 month agoAgain, it is not arbitrary, it is based on what we understand of sentience. Nothing arbitrary about it.
minus-squaregoedel@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoit is arbitrary, since you can choose to draw the line in many places.
minus-squareiglou@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThat is not what arbitrary means. It is a rational decision grounded in scientific research. That is by definition not arbitrary.
minus-squaregoedel@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agomany people choose other lines, and their decisions are equally as arbitrary as someone who draws the line at sentience.
Again, it is not arbitrary, it is based on what we understand of sentience. Nothing arbitrary about it.
it is arbitrary, since you can choose to draw the line in many places.
That is not what arbitrary means.
It is a rational decision grounded in scientific research. That is by definition not arbitrary.
many people choose other lines, and their decisions are equally as arbitrary as someone who draws the line at sentience.