X-Message-Number: 16899 From: Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:04:36 EDT Subject: Re: Value Charles Platt said: << It explains why, for instance, destruction of insects is seen as less heinous than destruction of people, >> I think it is mostly a cultural effect, in fact, with my definition of conciousness as a self simulation of brain function, any social insect must be conscious. If you destroy a conscious being, its mass or length not matter much. Yvan Bozzonetti. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=16899