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I'd be interested in understanding what the ethical issue at hand actually is. Is it: a) the unintentional destruction of life b) the possible reduction of biod
by kingsley_20 17y ago
I'd be interested in understanding what the ethical issue at hand actually is. Is it:
a) the unintentional destruction of life
b) the possible reduction of biodiversity or
c) the fact that animals are being killed that don't supply human food chains?
- s3graham 17y agoI'm not sure what you mean by "ethical", but I'll go for "d) All of the above" as being unfortunate from my perspective.
- kingsley_20 17y agoWhat are people so shocked and distraught about? Most of us contribute to the destruction of life by eating meat and to the reduction of biodiversity by occupying many environmental niches that would have otherwise harbored other species. Frankly, c is not an ethical issue for me, as death is an essential part of life, and it always contributes to some food chain. I'm not able to make the connection between some dead birds that happen to have eaten a human contaminant and all the outrage/shock etc in this discussion. So I'm hoping that someone will connect it for me.
- lhuang 17y agoReally? You have no idea why people are outraged? Maybe it has something to do with the pictures. What you cant see you ignore...
- hariis 17y agoA life is destroyed due to human carelessness and/or irresponsibility