Because Scientists Don't Do Philosophy

The problem with the modern scientist, I think, is the same problem that plagued the 19th century scientist: by the authority they believe is vested in them by the explanatory power of science, they believe they can shape the world at the snap of a peer-reviewed paper.

The modern scientist is far worse, however, because he is more philosophically deficient than his 19th century counterpart. Thank you, Ford, Dewey, and modern education!

Case in point:

Dolphins have been declared the world’s second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as “non-human persons”.

"So long! And thanks for all the fish!"

Do they even know the implications of "personhood"? Do these fools basking in their PhD's even realize the extent of their overreach? Only the most intelligent kind of moron can indulge is such grandiloquent stupidity.

Is intelligence the only criteria for "personhood"? My laptop can kick my ass in math and chess, but never in a million years will it be a person. The world's most highly advanced super-computer can fool a scientist by passing the Turing test, but a simple child can tell that the super-computer is but a machine, never a person.

This is the problem of the modern hubristic scientist: he has foolishly set aside the soul and metaphysics, so the only word he can ascribe to "rationality" is "intelligence". There is a severe defect in his education (just listen to Dr. Richard Dawkins prognosticate), and for the most part, his pride and the sanctimonious crown the gullible public has placed on his head has prevented him from seeing it.

Only a highly educated moron can conclude that personhood can be measured by the contours of a brain.