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handofdave
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Re: Vegetarians who eat fish..
Oct 09, 2006, 16:56
Humans are omnivorous. If someone decides not to eat meat for whatever reason it's not my place to argue.

But it does raise interesting questions. Are carnivorous animals 'cruel'?

Are herbivorous animals 'more moral' than carnivours?

Are omnivours morally ambiguous?

Can it be argued that human beings are domesticated animals? (Is there really that much of a stretch between cows in pens or people in cubicles? Are their sufferings that much different? They both are put to use by 'masters' who utilize their talents for their own profit)....

Is it more 'humane' to release animals into the wild to forage, have to deal with periods of drought and famine, get attacked and eaten by predators?

Do plants feel pain? (Some researchers claim plants "scream" when cut or pulled up... is it just that they have a consciousness that is harder for us to recognize?

And if so, what then? Is suffering inescapable and therefore a dilemma that is at best only mitigated?
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