I think the original form of this post struck closer to the majoritarian view of personhood: Things that resemble us. Cephalopods are smart but receive much less protection than the least intelligent whales; pigs score similarly to chimpanzees on IQ tests but have far fewer defenders when it comes to cuisine.
I’d bet 5 to 1 that a double-blind study would find the average person more upset at witnessing the protracted destruction of a realistic but inanimate doll than at boiling live clams.
Also, I think you’re still conflating the false negative problem with the false positive problem.
I think the original form of this post struck closer to the majoritarian view of personhood: Things that resemble us. Cephalopods are smart but receive much less protection than the least intelligent whales; pigs score similarly to chimpanzees on IQ tests but have far fewer defenders when it comes to cuisine.
I’d bet 5 to 1 that a double-blind study would find the average person more upset at witnessing the protracted destruction of a realistic but inanimate doll than at boiling live clams.
Also, I think you’re still conflating the false negative problem with the false positive problem.