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human
CMV:Aliens would be completely justified in conducting medical/scientific experiments on humans because we do the same to animals.

I assume people would see the aliens as being incredibly cruel and horrible and that it's not right for them to do this to humans but all that's happened is we've become the animal.

If your argument is something like animals aren't comparible to humans well, the aliens could easily use that argument.

If your argument is intelligence, animals are also intelligent a lot of them are actually very intelligent and they feel pain and construct social bonds.

If you're then going to say "ok yeah I know apes are smart but clearly humans are WAY smarter"

Well, the aliens would be WAY smarter than us.

Another thing.

The way I see it, Humans and Aliens are on the same playing field.

We've both agreed that the horrible act of conducting medical experiments on lesser species is necessary and justifiable if it's going to progress our species.

With this in mind, we can't really morally object to falling victim to the same practice.

Of course I don't want anything like this to happen but if it did, it would just be what it is the aliens aren't any worse than us even though it might seem like it.
gpt
>Well, the aliens would be WAY smarter than us.

Not necessarily. They may  simply be an older civilization, with more time to advance, with the same level of intelligence. If this was the case their experiments would clearly be unethical, as we are   their equals but a younger species.



If you were able to pluck a Roman out of ancient history and bring her to the modern day, would it be ok to torture her? No, because she is still an intelligent being, simply with less advanced technology then you. The same applies for an older alien race. The comparison of  humans and animals doesn't even need to be approached.