December 9, 2013

Desentientize/Deconsciousize: Expansion Of The Term 'Dehumanize'

I think the term dehumanize should be replaced with the terms desentientize and/or deconsciousize because these terms are not limited to one species; they include all sentient and conscious beings.

I am against desentientizing and deconsciousizing due to the fact that even if Being A isn't aware that it's causing Being B to suffer, that doesn't mean that Being B isn't suffering. The ignorance of a great white shark concerning the pain it's inflicting on a seal when it's tearing it apart doesn't mean that the seal isn't feeling pain. Even if a human who inserts a permanent catheter into a bear’s gall bladder and extracts bile from it, with no pain relief, for the rest of the bear’s life, while keeping it in a small cage, doesn't recognize that the bear can feel pain, that doesn't mean that the bear isn't experiencing extreme, chronic pain.

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