Falling3

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by Falling3 10y ago
In what way is that a meaningful distinction?
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by Falling3 10y ago
>If such a measure were carried out without hypocrisy, one would not eat any animals. A very reasonable, consistent position.
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by Falling3 10y ago
Torture is used for reasons other than obtaining information. It's also used as a form of punishment/vengeance. Does that context change your answer?
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by Falling3 10y ago
As the sibling comment pointed out, the most unlikely aspects of the situation are that your friend posted on the topic and that the post coincided in time with your conversation. I'd say the fact that Facebook decided to show it to yo
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by Falling3 10y ago
Just a status? Any reason to think it was anything other than a coincidence?
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by Falling3 10y ago
You're absolutely right. But there are still several issues: - Their hardware is expensive . Orders of magnitude in some cases above alternatives. Part of the justification for the cost has been the flexibility and customization optio
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by Falling3 10y ago
I worked as a programmer working with one of biggest home automation hardware companies in the world. Unfortunately, based on my experience, I don't think the products are yet at a point where anyone who doesn't full understand th
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by Falling3 10y ago
I've had it in the back of my mind for months that I need to get away from Amazon for the reasons you've listed. How have your shopping habits changed since ditching Amazon? Did you go back to more conventional stores or are there
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by Falling3 10y ago
I think you're forgetting a dimension.
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by Falling3 10y ago
There is no ethical argument to be made for actions to benefit the species at the expense of the individuals it comprises.
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by Falling3 10y ago
Certainly not an apples and oranges comparison. The distinction you've pointed to is in no way relevant to the point that was being made.
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by Falling3 10y ago
Very much in that same vein, shouldn't we treat the existing animals of the world far better before bringing whole species back into it?
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by Falling3 10y ago
That is addressed in the paper which cites a Swedish study that found only a 20% variance in earnings attributable to genetics.
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by Falling3 10y ago
Farther down on that same page: "the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm in the Fallopian tube followed by implantation in the womb"
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by Falling3 10y ago
Conception =/= Fertilization. The latter case you mentioned involves fertilization, not conception.
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by Falling3 10y ago
There's no literal need for a "reasonable alternative". We have plenty of other food options. I can fully appreciate that lab-grown meat is probably what will make a large-scale difference, but your analogy if not applicable.
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by Falling3 10y ago
I've never spoken to anyone who actually believes eating animals in modern society is morally defensible. They'll defend it in a very ad-hoc fashion, but almost no one's moral axioms coincide with the belief that eating other
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by Falling3 10y ago
The animal ag lobby is strong here unfortunately.
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by Falling3 10y ago
Just because it's better than "the natural way" doesn't make it humane. How is the idea of humanely killing someone unnecessarily who wants to live not an oxymoron?
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by Falling3 10y ago
>Taken to its extreme, we'd end up with a world where we tried to save everything, even every insect That's a Nirvana Fallacy. I can only imagine you'd never try to apply the same reasoning to humans. That since it's
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by Falling3 10y ago
>I have NEVER lived, and rarely visited places (including Europe), where someone hasn't used the "if you don't like the weather, wait an hour" joke, non-ironically. I've NEVER lived anywhere anyone has made that
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by Falling3 10y ago
The tiny home movement mostly compromises new builds that are architected with livability in mind through more efficient and clever uses of space than the average house. Loft bed, various kinds of built-in storage, sliding and pocket doors,
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by Falling3 10y ago
An empty field?
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by Falling3 10y ago
Isn't there generally an overlap?
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by Falling3 10y ago
>Abstinence and fasting (Catholic traditional definition is one big meal, or a couple small meals) are sacrifices. My point was that cutting meat out of a meal can in no way be seen as a sacrifice today. >Also, Meatless Monday is not
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by Falling3 10y ago
The distinction you're trying to make does not exist. Memory of a similar experience is a potential part of empathy. It, in no way, invalidates or precludes an empathetic response. And empathy in one situation does not automatically me
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by Falling3 10y ago
Meatless Monday is ultimately promoted from a concern of animals - I don't see the concepts as being analogous beyond a superficial similarity. I've got to say, even as a former Catholic, I don't understand meatless Fridays.
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by Falling3 10y ago
Plants don't feel their environment. They react to stimuli as all life does. Sentience is defined as the capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively. Since we have very little understanding of how consciousness works and how
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by Falling3 10y ago
Of course, you have a valid point. But what you're ultimately arguing against is any form of moral reasoning. While I find the theoretical discussion of morality interesting, I'm far more driven by the practical discussions. Peopl
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by Falling3 10y ago
Sentience is the line. Plucking a carrot out of the ground and slitting the throat of a cow can't be reasonably equated.

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