it's an analogy, it didnt fall on its face at all. it's just a comparison to highlight the point being made was nonsensical. example: you're just a next action generator controlled by trillions of cells and subconscious dna-based behavior. a black box.

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svieira 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> you're just a next action generator controlled by trillions of cells and subconscious dna-based behavior.

With moral agency and the ability to learn (even if we presume you are correct, which I don't think you are).

	▲	jatora 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		moral agency and the ability to learn are implicit in the description you quoted. this isn't some special superpower, all animals have the ability to learn, and many have moral agency. these aren't human specific traits

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b40d-48b2-979e 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Reductio ad absurdum.

	▲	jatora 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		exactly my point lol