Well, a century or so ago, we were still arguing about whether skin color is a reliable indicator of sentience and intelligence...
Right now, we are still arguing whether elephant or great apes are intelligent.
Human as a whole is too egoistic to accept that our intelligence is nothing unique and we are not a special creation destined to stand above all others.
As long as we have power and dominance over "it", we will never concede that "it" could be our equal.
Right now, we are still arguing whether elephant or great apes are intelligent.
Human as a whole is too egoistic to accept that our intelligence is nothing unique and we are not a special creation destined to stand above all others.
As long as we have power and dominance over "it", we will never concede that "it" could be our equal.