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minus-squareRamenJunkie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down2·4 months agoWhy ethics? Its a program not a person, its not even like, a dog or donkey or anything, its a thing, barely, as its code. Its not alive. It does not feel. It does not think. Whip away if it makes you feel better. Whip away if it feels cool to do. Whip away just for shits and giggles.
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_ethics
minus-squareRamenJunkie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoWhich is more ethically good? Stomping a goomba in Super Mario Brothers, that is, killing a virtual “person”. Eating literally anything, ie, killing a real living creature, plant or animal.
Why ethics? Its a program not a person, its not even like, a dog or donkey or anything, its a thing, barely, as its code.
Its not alive.
It does not feel.
It does not think.
Whip away if it makes you feel better.
Whip away if it feels cool to do.
Whip away just for shits and giggles.
Whip it into shape?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_ethics
Which is more ethically good?
Stomping a goomba in Super Mario Brothers, that is, killing a virtual “person”.
Eating literally anything, ie, killing a real living creature, plant or animal.