The problem with logic in ethics is taking things to a logical end with the mental tool usually creates some sort of absolutism a la the unibomber. There was a

The problem with logic in ethics is taking things to a logical end with the mental tool usually creates some sort of absolutism a la the unibomber. There was an article in the NYTimes op-ed section about how it was humanities duty to exterminate and genetically replace every predatorial animal to prevent suffering in prey animals. Kinda glad I found out about the Middle Way and Buddhism through studying meditation. Our world is constantly changing, and a precept is based on some given that may no longer exist. Hell, even the speed of light varies.