Philosopher: 'Moral Status Would Be Inconvenient' Is a Bad Argument
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-10-09
Blogger Benthamsbulldog argues that arguments of the form 'X can't have any moral status, because if it did it would have to have a lot of moral status, and that would be really inconvenient' are poor ways of getting at the truth and have a bad track record. NathanpmYoung shared the take.
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