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Yes, because of the details of how and why. It's not the number. Yes, thousands of people die every day, but they doesn't make the needless murder of one pers
by iancmceachern 4y ago
Yes, because of the details of how and why. It's not the number. Yes, thousands of people die every day, but they doesn't make the needless murder of one person any less of an issue.
- fastball 4y agoGotcha. Intentionally killing pigs for food when there are many alternatives: morally fine. Unintentionally killing pigs for potentially life-saving / life-changing medical research: morally bad.
- iancmceachern 4y agoNo, you missed it by a mile. Killing pigs in a respectful way for food or medical research - ok. Killing pigs for medical science in a unnecessary, disrespectful way that causes unnecessary tortuous pain to them while doing so- bad.
- ben_w 4y agoNot that it contradicts your core argument, but I'd be surprised if the number of animals slaughtered in a way that fails the official legal standard for ethical, but nobody noticed for one reason or another, is less than 0.1% of the total.
- fastball 4y agoHow do you kill something respectfully? Bow before you shoot it in the head? And why would that matter? "Unnecessary" is a value judgement made by you, not an objective property of their death. They died for the purpose of furthering science and medical research – many people would consider that necessary even if fewer mistakes could've been made.