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Do we have the right to consider human beings as more valuable than other life forms? easygisi01


Answer

Anthony Arnove: It’s an interesting question. I will try not to pay attention to what my neighbors are saying quite rightly. I think you can answer this two ways. No, we don’t have a right to consider our lives more valuable than lives of other species in the sense that we have an obligation to other beings with whom we share the planet. We have obligation to our environment. But, ultimately, I think we do have to make a distinction in the sense that the organization of human life has a different nature in the sense that we collectively can organize to either bring about circumstances that would lead to the preservation or the destruction of other species in a way that has a far more profound responsibility.