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It's hard to escape the fact that, on average, our ethical circle has only expanded and not contracted. That animals should one day be inside this circle seems
by maroonblazer 11y ago
It's hard to escape the fact that, on average, our ethical circle has only expanded and not contracted. That animals should one day be inside this circle seems inevitable.
If ventures like Memphis Meats[0] (meat without the animals) get off the ground the whole matter could become a non-issue.
[0]http://www.memphismeats.com/ http://www.memphismeats.com/
- coldtea 11y ago>It's hard to escape the fact that, on average, our ethical circle has only expanded and not contracted. That animals should one day be inside this circle seems inevitable. I'd say it has mostly changed with added hypocrisy. The 20th century saw more bloodshed (and from supposedly developed western countries) than any other century in history. And the 21st is off to a good start, sarcastically speaking.
- maroonblazer 11y agoDon't confuse a local maxima with a global minima. On the whole, across centuries, violence is in decline. Pinker wrote an entire book on this[0] [0]http://www.amazon.com/Better-Angels-Our-Nature-Violence/dp/0143122010 http://www.amazon.com/Better-Angels-Our-Nature-Violence/dp/0...
- coldtea 11y ago>On the whole, across centuries, violence is in decline. Have to read the book, but is it? Total numbers/percentages wise? I'm not so sold.