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    It is not the case that Anthropomorphism uniquely distorts moral and legal frameworks by triggering unwarranted obligations, whereas anthropectomy produces only epistemic errors with narrower downstream consequences.

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    • 1.Anthropectomy can systematically blind us to genuine capacities (sentience, agency), enabling moral wrongs with cascading institutional harms.
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    • 2.Both anthropomorphism and anthropectomy reshape frameworks through false attributions; the distinction in 'downstream consequences' is overstated.
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    • 3.Epistemic errors from anthropectomy often *necessitate* later moral-legal corrections, creating larger institutional costs than initial anthropomorphism.
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    • 1.Anthropomorphism creates binding moral duties (e.g., rights for animals) that reshape institutions, while anthropectomy merely limits knowledge.
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    • 2.Legal systems encode anthropomorphic attributions into precedent, forcing costly structural changes across society and governance.
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    • 3.Anthropectomy's errors remain contained within epistemic domains; they don't obligate resource allocation or constrain policy choices.
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