That is certainly both de facto and de jure true in most jurisdictions, leaving aside the is-ought question for a moment. What use is the right to education to someone who can’t ever learn to read or write no matter how hard you try and coach them? Or freedom of speech to those who lack complex cognition at all?
Personally, I have no compunctions about tying a large portion of someone’s moral worth to their intelligence, if not all of it. Certainly not to the extent I’d prefer a superintelligent alien over a fellow baseline human, unless by some miracle the former almost perfectly aligns with my goals and ideals.
That is certainly both de facto and de jure true in most jurisdictions, leaving aside the is-ought question for a moment.
I mean, fair, but not human rights—I was thinking more, they still aren’t treated as animals with no right to life. Mentally disabled people are more in the legal position of permanent children; they have rights, but are also considered unable to fully exert them and are thus put under some guardian’s responsibility.
That is certainly both de facto and de jure true in most jurisdictions, leaving aside the is-ought question for a moment. What use is the right to education to someone who can’t ever learn to read or write no matter how hard you try and coach them? Or freedom of speech to those who lack complex cognition at all?
Personally, I have no compunctions about tying a large portion of someone’s moral worth to their intelligence, if not all of it. Certainly not to the extent I’d prefer a superintelligent alien over a fellow baseline human, unless by some miracle the former almost perfectly aligns with my goals and ideals.
I mean, fair, but not human rights—I was thinking more, they still aren’t treated as animals with no right to life. Mentally disabled people are more in the legal position of permanent children; they have rights, but are also considered unable to fully exert them and are thus put under some guardian’s responsibility.