Does a high level of information increase the moral worth of an entity?
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A philosopher, Floridi, argues that objects with high levels of information should be regarded as having intrinsic moral worth, and that this view "now fosters moral respect not only for a spider, but also for God (if God exists), for the two Buddha statues, for Mary's corpse* and for the database."
Do you agree? Ar there implications for the intelligent design controversy? You might want to read the blog post unpacing his views a bit more: Does a high level of information increase the moral worth of an entity?
*He is referring to the Catholic belief that Mary was received bodily into Heaven.
Denyse O'Leary is a Toronto-based journalist, author, and blogger. She is co-author with Mario Beauregard of The Spiritual Brain (Harper One 2007) and author of By Design or by Chance? (Augsburg 2004).
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A philosopher, Floridi, argues that objects with high levels of information should be regarded as having intrinsic moral worth, and that this view "now fosters moral respect not only for a spider, but also for God (if God exists), for the two Buddha statues, for Mary's corpse* and for the database."
Do you agree? Ar there implications for the intelligent design controversy? You might want to read the blog post unpacing his views a bit more: Does a high level of information increase the moral worth of an entity?
*He is referring to the Catholic belief that Mary was received bodily into Heaven.
Denyse O'Leary is a Toronto-based journalist, author, and blogger. She is co-author with Mario Beauregard of The Spiritual Brain (Harper One 2007) and author of By Design or by Chance? (Augsburg 2004).
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