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diff --git a/content/entry/is-beastiality-immoral.md b/content/entry/is-beastiality-immoral.md index 5abfc7c..f0649ad 100644 --- a/content/entry/is-beastiality-immoral.md +++ b/content/entry/is-beastiality-immoral.md @@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ title: "Is Beastiality Immoral?" date: 2022-04-18T00:00:00 draft: false -makerefs: false --- -I already wrote an entry defending incest[1], so I figured why not write about another sex taboo? This time, I'll be exploring the ethics of beastiality. +I already wrote an entry [defending incest](/2021/12/16/there-is-nothing-wrong-with-incest/), so I figured why not write about another sex taboo? This time, I'll be exploring the ethics of beastiality. # Beastiality Is it wrong to have sex with non-human animals? @@ -33,12 +32,12 @@ Can a non-human animal rape a human? Actually yes, it is possible and it does ha ## Diseases Now there is one big issue I glossed over, on both the non-human animal side and the human side, and that's diseases. -Animals can transfer dangerous diseases to humans such as rabies[2]. Humans can also transfer diseases to animals. I want to make it clear that I don't have any specialized knowledge on this topic. I'm not a veterinarian or a doctor, so I could be completely wrong on this, but diseases are my main concern with beastiality. +Animals can transfer dangerous diseases to humans such as [rabies](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies). Humans can also transfer diseases to animals. I want to make it clear that I don't have any specialized knowledge on this topic. I'm not a veterinarian or a doctor, so I could be completely wrong on this, but diseases are my main concern with beastiality. Seeing the havoc Covid-19 continues to cause, I think we have good reasons to be worried about new infectious diseases hopping across species. My lack knowledge in the area of diseases and the fact that it's not well-researched precludes me from forming a definite opinion. I don't know how severe the risk of disease transmission is, so I won't make a final moral judgment about beastiality. # The Least Convenient World -Ending on that note isn't very satisfying, so let's explore the least convenient possible world[3]. +Ending on that note isn't very satisfying, so let's explore the [least convenient possible world](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/neQ7eXuaXpiYw7SBy/the-least-convenient-possible-world). If I'm trying to show beastiality is morally wrong, the least convenient possible world for me is one where the non-human animal nonverbally consents and there's no risk of disease transmission or physical damage to the human or non-human animal due to sex organ size differences. @@ -50,9 +49,3 @@ For animals where there's a high chance of transmitting dangerous new diseases c That said, there seems to exist a certain stigma in discussions about beastiality and I don't think this entry would be complete without mentioning it. People feel that it's disgusting. But again, I have to restate that no matter how disgusting one finds something, that's not an argument against others having the freedom to do it. There are other legitimate concerns about beastiality that I've already mentioned, such as consent and disease. But grossness just is not relevant to the ethics of it. If you find beastiality gross, then don't have sex with animals. But don't use your disgust as a justification for taking away others' freedoms. Find a better justification. - - -Link(s): -[1: There Is Nothing Wrong With Incest](/2021/12/16/there-is-nothing-wrong-with-incest/) -[2: Rabies](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies) -[3: The Least Convenient Possible World](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/neQ7eXuaXpiYw7SBy/the-least-convenient-possible-world) |