C&Ped from my youtube outbox. Just a portion of a topic while I was discussing transhumanism with a friend, and I felt the want to share it with you guys. Its on the topic of anthropocentrism, whicch is why furries exist, and why furries have less anthropocentrism. Anthropocentrism is just valuing "humans" over anything else, or that everything that isn't human is somehow "inferior," or "evil". Here goes.
On anthropocentrism, its "arrogant" for valuing, irrationally, humans (no matter what personality or state) above all else, in other words, saying that humans are special for being special, and are above all else. Aliens, animals, Sentient and Sapient AIs, under the guise of anthropocentrism they are worth nothing next to human.
As an example, a human would protect human remains of an unknown person from being devoured by hungry animals simply because it is human, as opposed to allowing the animals to fulfill their desires.
Its preservation of the non-living as opposed to preservation of the living, and people undoubtedly find joy in being alive and witnessing life.
To give another example, its like caring for a pet rock to the detriment of the pet cat.
Its an appeal to emotion, something morality is based off of, but rationality can also involve emotions and morality, and is not irrational for acting as an extension.
If that seems confusing (It is a little bit to me even) it's just rationality applied to ethics. I read somewhere Ethics is just applied morality, and morality has no basis in logic. However, it is not illogical to desire to fulfill our moral "obligations," indeed, the emotion of happiness is nearly dependent on it, and happiness is a desired state of emotion. So morality, can be approached objectively even with its subjective roots, and ethics is just the application of such.
Seeing as its unethical to deny food to someone hungry provided he gives you what you would desire in return, why then can that not apply to non-human entities as well?
As such, that's my refutation of anthropocentrism. Indeed, I have even gone so far as "rebelling" against it by taking up reptilocentrism. (I can't remember if I already stated that.)
The reasons for this are simple and bound by logic; the first being that I like reptiles. A lot. I even do feel a sexual attraction to anthropomorphic reptiles (Even I cannot completely rid myself of anthropocentrism, at least, not yet. Note that this not bestiality, the desire for non-anthropomorphic sexual relations.) and desire to become a reptile myself. (The Spinosaurus project)
The second reason is that anthropocentrism is a threat to rationality and Transhumanism, and especially to Posthumanism. This can be demonstrated by the popular concept of cyborgs as being "lesser" people and being revolted by the "unnatural," which is natural fallacy.
So by rebelling against this concept I hope to raise awareness of its irrationality and make people understand the reasons why its inherently morally objectionable.
I think that was a nice well-laid out rant, what do you think? (rant being a long speech on a topic, not with any emotional connotation attached.)
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