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originally posted in:Secular Sevens
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Edited by King Dutchy:
4/24/2013 7:38:53 PM
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Animals and Rights.
This has bothering me for a while now. I've been struggling with trying to find a good justification for my position on animal rights. To simplify my position in a single sentence, I think it's unethical for humans to kill/torture any animals that are "cute", but it's ok to do so to "ugly" animals. And for some time I've come to the conclusion that my justification sucks, but I found it too difficult to try to find a better justification, and way too painful to simply change my position entirely. So I've been ignoring the subject entirely until now. And since I can't stop thinking about it now, I really need to find to find a logical standpoint with logical justifications so that my mind can be at ease. And I think you guys can help me.
So, Secular Sevens + The public forum people, I would like to know your positions on animal rights and your justifications.
EDIT: My stance has changed and I'm currently working on defining/polishing it.
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1 ReplyI suggest you stop doing so much navel-gazing and just enjoy the things you enjoy. Life is too short to worry about silly things. You can eat meat, or not eat meat. Nothing in the world will change as a result of that choice, except whether or not you eat meat. Alternatively, if you need a justification for your carnivorous desires, just turn on a nature show that shows predators being predators. Note that predators have two eyes in front (better depth perception for pursuing and taking down prey), and that prey has their eyes on the sides of their head (wider field of vision for a better chance of seeing predators). Note also that you have two front-facing eyes. Nature has crowned you predator. Live it.
