@joefromchicago,
joefromchicago wrote:It's very easy.
Are humans capable of moral consideration?
Are human infants members of the class of humans?
If the answer to those questions is "yes," then human infants belong to the class of beings capable of moral consideration, regardless of whether or not they themselves are capable of moral consideration.
The class in question is not "humans" the class in question is "beings capable of moral consideration".
You stated that infant (humans) are in the class "beings capable of moral consideration".
You are implying that because
some humans are capable of moral consideration, then
all humans should be thus classified as such.
MattDavis wrote:
Are you being intentionally obtuse?
joefromchicago wrote:You're new here, so I'm going to give you a pass this time. Talk to me like that again, though, and you'll find it will be a very short dialogue.
I apologize. I honestly was pretty sure that you were either joking or toying with me.
Perhaps over the construction "Infants or severely emotionally and/or intellectually undeveloped humans...". Do to your answer of "yes" meaning that you thought one or the other but not necessarily both.
So again I apologize I don't think you are obtuse.
I now simply think you are making an error in handling classes as described above.