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Originally Posted by Stephanae  In fact, there is no real difference on a purely moral level for me. Many animals cannibalize their children. That's part of nature's cycle, too. I don't think humans should eat their children because it's not our social model. If we had a different social model where we controlled our excess population by eating extra children or ate our dead rather than burying them, it might be okay. I can conceive of such a model, but I don't want it. I haven't been socialized that way.
So really, the difference is in me, not in the life itself. I don't like to eat things I love. And I don't like to eat other humans. I haven't learned a social model where it's okay to do that. I have ingrained taboos.
But knowing I don't like to eat the things I love is part of why I understand your viewpoint so well. Because yes, I do think plants and animals are different (both life, but very different), and I can see how animals are more lovable. I'm sorry my viewpoint sickens you. I can see why you would think it's a rationalization, but these things I've been discussing are actually quite sacred to me. But like I said before, it's okay that you don't want to understand. It's even okay that you are judging me to be like the person in the satire without wanting to understand. I respect your decision. |
Well I understand and your respect your opinion personally. I even agree with a lot of what you say here. Especially on how in someway we basically live off the deathes of other organisms even if we donlt kill them directly ourselves. I also donlt think your viewpoint is anything like the one in the satire and donlt see how people could think it is. I think people just need to carefully read and consider other peoples opinions before they jump to conclusions about them. I understand though how it is easy to leap to conclusions especially when someone feels strongly about something. For instance you have to understand that many people here are vegans and vegetarian and the very idea of people eating meat does sicken them. But anyway I guess I am saying that we need to be careful before leaping to conclusions and judging people.