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threelittlebirdies  ·  3871 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why is slavery wrong? (A late answer to b_b's "An interesting question")

I don't mean to sound disheartened ;)

My point was that even if slavery cannot be proven to be objectively wrong, the only thing that matters for me is that I think it is wrong due to a belief that follows from my assertion that all sentient beings are deserving of dignity, and that slavery is by definition an indignity.

If circumstances were to change so that I no longer believed that every sentient being is deserving of dignity, my stance on slavery would follow suit... I don't see that happening anytime soon though.