Bergman: humans' general intelligence and language break the animal analogies in the suffering debate
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-09-21
Continuing the debate on eliminating suffering, Aaron Bergman argues humans differ fundamentally from animals due to general intelligence and language—humans can choose things for reasons, making paternalistic or coercive analogies invalid. He notes no animal has ever chosen to be hunted; if one could, he'd be surprised but wouldn't intervene.
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