Of course there are people who believe this! Actually, PETA-like morality seems to be increasingly common (I highly doubt that 14% of people would have saved random dogs over humans in 1901). My point was that an increment in PETA-like morality is not necessarily a good thing that will bring us all closer to the next stage of humanity.
Suppose that Future Buddha declares that there is absolutely no moral difference between me and one random dog, and he’ll happily flip a coin to decide which one deserves to live. I’ve thought about it for several hours, but I still lean towards “Future Buddha is an idiot”.
Google “A Rat Is a Pig Is a Dog Is a Boy”. It’s a PETA slogan coined by its founder. Enlightened or not, there are people who believe this.
Of course there are people who believe this! Actually, PETA-like morality seems to be increasingly common (I highly doubt that 14% of people would have saved random dogs over humans in 1901). My point was that an increment in PETA-like morality is not necessarily a good thing that will bring us all closer to the next stage of humanity.
Suppose that Future Buddha declares that there is absolutely no moral difference between me and one random dog, and he’ll happily flip a coin to decide which one deserves to live. I’ve thought about it for several hours, but I still lean towards “Future Buddha is an idiot”.
If you meet Buddha on the road...