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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
So if it is in the nature of someone to have...

So if it is in the nature of someone to have sexual intercourse with a child he shouldn't suppres it? If someone has the desire to kill an other human being he shouldn't suppres it? Morality is to...
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
We are pretty much in the same situtation, I...

We are pretty much in the same situtation, I managed to also cut on the chicken, but it wasn't easy I'm sure you'll be able eventually to do so!
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
in the case of african tribes I'd say it's...

in the case of african tribes I'd say it's acceptable because they do not really have other alternative and I don't think they realize the immorality of their gesture. Personally I can't blame...
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
Re: Animal ethics

Cobpyth, duty might be a strong word, but yeah it's hard and I also am very lazy it depends on what, but the fact that you are understanding of the problematic is already good I think


Kaplan, I...
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
About 10 months ago I started really asking...

About 10 months ago I started really asking myself questions about it, questionning my moral intuitions such as I would never eat a cat or a dog, but I don't have any kind of problems eating a pig, a...
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
The conservative is a good argument that makes...

The conservative is a good argument that makes sense rationally, but I personally disagree with it. It is true that when change occur there are economical, social repercussions that sre negatives,...
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
Re: Animal ethics

Yeah, but I think that most meat that is on the tablet at the grossery store comes from those big companies (I might be wrong)
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
First, categorizing people with labels like...

First, categorizing people with labels like hippie is not really interesting or relevant. Also, you'd have to give evidence for what you say about the extinction



What is natural is not...
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
If you have the natural desire of killing someone...

If you have the natural desire of killing someone you will rationally suppress that desire because you have the capacity to reason and to make decisions.


I didn't try to present it as world...
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
Yeah, I'm familliar with that argument and it's...

Yeah, I'm familliar with that argument and it's the best one to answer to Singer. Logically if the suffering of beings can be avoided by not letting non human animals fight each other then we should...
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
Re: Animal ethics

Yeah, it is different you're right and it's where I'm not sure.


I'm 100% sure that the way the industry works now is unnacceptable, but I'm still quite hesitant on the question of eating meat in...
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
I was talking about if it becomes illegal (I know...

I was talking about if it becomes illegal (I know it's highly unlikely haha).
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Yet again, I'd say the capacity to suffer should be the judge.


Agreed.
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
What philosopher? And on what criteria did this...

What philosopher? And on what criteria did this particular philosopher based his hierarchy upon?



You know as well as I do that we do not know what consciousness or even the nature of it so...
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
If we don't eat meat there will be businesses...

If we don't eat meat there will be businesses that arise producing non animal food because it is a basic need. Predator vs prey I don't know, I think that rationality gives us the possibility to make...
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Animal ethics
Posted By Pussy Galore
Animal ethics

I recently started to read the book Animal Liberation by Peter Singer that is very good in which he makes the argument that eating meat is not morally acceptable.


Singer is an utilitarian (an...