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RomeoStevens comments on Confusion about Normative Morality - Less Wrong Discussion

9 Post author: JMiller 07 February 2013 08:34PM

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Comment author: RomeoStevens 08 February 2013 03:11:08AM 1 point [-]

I think arguing over semantics is a natural reaction to edge cases. The case is extreme so suddenly the boundaries of what we mean by the word "child" becomes magnified in importance.