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Re:Ask HN: How happy are you working as a programmer? by chiaro on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @12:35AM (#11017787)
Spiders lack moral agency.
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Re:Ask HN: How happy are you working as a programmer? by Lawtonfogle on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @03:00PM (#11022044)
They do (lack moral agency), but you and I don't (at least we think we don't, but that is a different issue to save for elsewhere). So, while the spider may not be morally wrong for torturing its prey, I am morally wrong for allowing the spider to torture its prey when I am in a position to stop the spider.
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