Comments on: Excerpts From Philosopher Peter Singer’s Groundbreaking Work, “Animal Liberation”, courtesy of PETA http://redrising.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/excerpts-from-philosopher-peter-singers-groundbreaking-work-animal-liberation-courtesy-of-peta/ The Dawn of Socialism Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:32:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: redrising http://redrising.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/excerpts-from-philosopher-peter-singers-groundbreaking-work-animal-liberation-courtesy-of-peta/#comment-31 redrising Wed, 07 May 2008 21:21:49 +0000 http://redrising.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-31 I haven't read all of Singer's book, and if he does compare eating animals to slavery then I would have to disagree with him on that one. But he did make a good point in the except that I did publish: that we need to give animals consideration regarding their suffering. I myself eat meat - albeit not as much as I used to owing to my slowing metabolism - and I see no real moral problem with it. I would be a hypocrite if I were to say "we shouldn't eat animals" when I know full well that if I were stranded in the wilderness I wouldn't hesitate to hunt for survival. That being said, the only qualm I take with (for lack of a better term) "modern meat-eating habits" is the procedures by which the meat is produced. Surely we don't need to drug, abuse, and torture the creatures we are about to kill for our consumption. Even if they are bound to die, so are we humans, does that mean that we don't live our lives on the basis of avoiding suffering? I haven’t read all of Singer’s book, and if he does compare eating animals to slavery then I would have to disagree with him on that one. But he did make a good point in the except that I did publish: that we need to give animals consideration regarding their suffering. I myself eat meat – albeit not as much as I used to owing to my slowing metabolism – and I see no real moral problem with it. I would be a hypocrite if I were to say “we shouldn’t eat animals” when I know full well that if I were stranded in the wilderness I wouldn’t hesitate to hunt for survival.

That being said, the only qualm I take with (for lack of a better term) “modern meat-eating habits” is the procedures by which the meat is produced. Surely we don’t need to drug, abuse, and torture the creatures we are about to kill for our consumption. Even if they are bound to die, so are we humans, does that mean that we don’t live our lives on the basis of avoiding suffering?

]]> By: MAJ John http://redrising.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/excerpts-from-philosopher-peter-singers-groundbreaking-work-animal-liberation-courtesy-of-peta/#comment-29 MAJ John Wed, 07 May 2008 18:44:32 +0000 http://redrising.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-29 I am a firm believer everyone and thing has a purpose on this earth. While I agree that the purpose of a human is not to solely serve another human, I disagree that certain animals were not intended to be eaten. I do not support killing animals for support. However, I do support raising animals for the purpose of eating. You have to question your judgment if you think Peter Singer's argument follows sound logic. Comparing eating animals with slavery is like comparing exterminating roaches from your house with the Holocaust. Everything has a purpose….as far as I am concerned a pig’s purpose is to provide us with barbecue and bacon (not a fan of pork chops). I am a firm believer everyone and thing has a purpose on this earth. While I agree that the purpose of a human is not to solely serve another human, I disagree that certain animals were not intended to be eaten. I do not support killing animals for support. However, I do support raising animals for the purpose of eating. You have to question your judgment if you think Peter Singer’s argument follows sound logic. Comparing eating animals with slavery is like comparing exterminating roaches from your house with the Holocaust. Everything has a purpose….as far as I am concerned a pig’s purpose is to provide us with barbecue and bacon (not a fan of pork chops).

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