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True, but I hoped we could become more than animals in the future.
by Beijinger 2y ago
True, but I hoped we could become more than animals in the future.
- dotancohen 2y agoWhy? I like food and sex and raising my children. I _am_ an animal, even if I have mastered fire and language and agriculture.
- Beijinger 2y agoWell, what has this to do with killing animals? How did someone say? To kill someone, cut off his head and build a nice vase out of it is called culture. To have to go to prison for it is called civilization. Besides that, raising animals for meat is terrible energy inefficient.
- dotancohen 2y agoThere is quite the difference between slaughtering an animal for food, and murder. Do you disagree?
- ben_w 2y agoGiven the existence of delicious foods not made of meat, the difference is one of law, and of which of the major world religions' ethical norms you follow.
- dotancohen 2y agoWell now that you've clearly stated that this is a religious issue for you, I see little opportunity in actually having a protective conversation. Have a great day.
- ben_w 2y ago> for you No, not for me, for Bhuddists (I think they regard all life as sacred), and (depending on the animal and if mere prohibition rather than the justification for that prohibition is important) Jews, Muslims, and Hindus. Hence saying "which".
- CuriouslyC 2y agoRaising animals for meat is not energy inefficient. Those cows control the grasses and help with natural succession of trees and shrubs, while fertilizing the soil and providing nutrients for many animals. It costs literally nothing to leave a cow in a field, and it makes the field better. What's energy inefficient is trying to grow a thousand cows in a feedlot.