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== Degree of Moral Consideration ==
 
== Degree of Moral Consideration ==
  
 
Baseline degree of moral consideration or worth:  A level sufficient not to harmfully exploited, where deprivation of life and liberty is enough.
 
Baseline degree of moral consideration or worth:  A level sufficient not to harmfully exploited, where deprivation of life and liberty is enough.
 
  
 
== Possible Criteria for a any degree of moral consideration ==
 
== Possible Criteria for a any degree of moral consideration ==
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* Natural Lifespan. The longer an individual lives, the more opportunity for happiness and fullfillment.   
 
* Natural Lifespan. The longer an individual lives, the more opportunity for happiness and fullfillment.   
** The 400 Year Old Greenland Shark<ref>Nielsen, Julius, Rasmus B. Hedeholm, Jan Heinemeier, Peter G. Bushnell, Jørgen S. Christiansen, Jesper Olsen, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, et al. “Eye Lens Radiocarbon Reveals Centuries of Longevity in the Greenland Shark (Somniosus Microcephalus).” Science 353, no. 6300 (August 12, 2016): 702–4. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf1703</ref>
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** The 400-Year-Old Greenland Shark<ref>Nielsen, Julius, Rasmus B. Hedeholm, Jan Heinemeier, Peter G. Bushnell, Jørgen S. Christiansen, Jesper Olsen, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, et al. “Eye Lens Radiocarbon Reveals Centuries of Longevity in the Greenland Shark (Somniosus Microcephalus).” Science 353, no. 6300 (August 12, 2016): 702–4. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf1703</ref>
** Clams have been known to live 500 years
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** Clams have been known to live 500 years<ref name="oldies">“It’s a Clamity! Ming the Clam, the World’s Oldest Animal, Killed At.” The Independent, November 15, 2013. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/ming-the-clam-worlds-oldest-animal-dated-as-507-years-old-after-being-accidentally-killed-by-8942102.html.</ref>
** Tortoises over 200 years, the longest terresterial animal
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** Tortoises over 200 years, the longest terrestrial animal<ref name="oldies" />
** Individuals of one species of jellyfish can be immortal; Instead of dying, they revert to an earlier stage in their lifecycle.
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** Individuals of one species of jellyfish can be immortal; Instead of dying, they revert to an earlier stage in their lifecycle.<ref name="oldies" />
  
 
=== Considered by Some ===
 
=== Considered by Some ===

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Degree of Moral Consideration

Baseline degree of moral consideration or worth: A level sufficient not to harmfully exploited, where deprivation of life and liberty is enough.

Possible Criteria for a any degree of moral consideration

Not Considered

  • Natural Lifespan. The longer an individual lives, the more opportunity for happiness and fullfillment.
    • The 400-Year-Old Greenland Shark[1]
    • Clams have been known to live 500 years[2]
    • Tortoises over 200 years, the longest terrestrial animal[2]
    • Individuals of one species of jellyfish can be immortal; Instead of dying, they revert to an earlier stage in their lifecycle.[2]

Considered by Some

  1. Nielsen, Julius, Rasmus B. Hedeholm, Jan Heinemeier, Peter G. Bushnell, Jørgen S. Christiansen, Jesper Olsen, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, et al. “Eye Lens Radiocarbon Reveals Centuries of Longevity in the Greenland Shark (Somniosus Microcephalus).” Science 353, no. 6300 (August 12, 2016): 702–4. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf1703
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 “It’s a Clamity! Ming the Clam, the World’s Oldest Animal, Killed At.” The Independent, November 15, 2013. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/ming-the-clam-worlds-oldest-animal-dated-as-507-years-old-after-being-accidentally-killed-by-8942102.html.