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Re: sentience and rights
Posted By: gabby, on host 206.64.3.116
Date: Sunday, August 13, 2000, at 11:42:31
In Reply To: Re: A question for those supporting animal rights posted by Wormwood on Saturday, August 12, 2000, at 09:24:03:

> > What about plants? Don't they get rights?
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> No. Plants are not sentient, and therefore don't get rights. Same for insects.
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> Wormwood

I don't think rights can be tied to sentience. What about people in comas, or people who are severely mentally retarded to the point where they will never be more than vegetables?

I think normal people agree that all humans have rights, but then we have to start defining humanity.

gab"My tangent for the day"by

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