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So how would you argue against somebody who used that logic to justify human slavery for example?
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Don't treat people like animals.
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If they ground their morality in a sincere belief in the higher value of their particular group - are they then justified in treating any other group as 'lesser'?
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From their point of view - yes.
But you are talking about what most people would class as an extreme view in morality, whereas classing animals as animals, is not so extreme. IMO.
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It seems to me that means any supremacist viewpoint would become acceptable.
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Yes, supremacist viewpoints can become acceptable as long as the surrounding populace agreed with the morality, or were not strong enough as a group to oppose the moral justification (Hitler for example).
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I think the onus should be on those claiming superiority to justify that belief - if they cannot then that belief becomes irrelevant imho.
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Agreed to a certain point, stopping Hitler was a good thing, but starting a war over peoples viewpoint to eat meat or not, would be wrong.
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those claiming superiority
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Q: Are you claiming superiority over those who eat meat due to your implied moral high ground?