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> If the cow could speak, I believe their opinion would be otherwise. Except cows... Don't speak? That's kind of the whole point. We can't apply human value ju
by C-x_C-f 4y ago
> If the cow could speak, I believe their opinion would be otherwise.
Except cows... Don't speak? That's kind of the whole point. We can't apply human value judgements to other species that work in a fundamentally different way.
> Humans don't generally appreciate it when lions, tigers, and bears beat them to the top of the food chain.
It's safe to say no carnivore/omnivore denies that animals suffer. And I'd bet most of us are not happy that they do. It's just not a deal breaker, seeing as it's outweighed by many benefits.
- ben_w 4y ago> It's just not a deal breaker, seeing as it's outweighed by many benefits. Obviously so. You'll note I said "vegetarian" above rather than "vegan", despite the reasons (I could quote PETA but I won't bother) that milk itself can be well described as an abomination. Thing is though, as we become better artisans, the comparative benefits of "natural" over artificial are ever reduced. The ban proposed in the link reminds me of the early years of motorcars, when they were limited to a few miles per hour lest they scare the horses.