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Even assuming that "19th century inputs" contained enough misinformation that this distinction makes sense, are you saying this independence of inputs should be a general principle? This actually seems sorta bad. A set of ethics that would give the same answer if I was raised in 1500 as it would if I was raised in 2000 also seems likely to give the same answer if I'm raised in 2500.
Nope, still unethical. I mean, you can define ethics as a property of actions rather than as something people do if you want. But surely, at least, that "surely" has to go.