But the statement that there should be no such thing as "crimes against animals" implies that you think it's a good thing to torture them, a better way to put it would be that you think animal abuse is bad, but you really couldn't care lessGiest4life said:I'm unabashedly apathetic to the pain of my fellow man who is scattered all around the globe, I see no reason why I should feel any differently towards animals. If it helps you get some perspective, I do not believe that there is any such thing as "rights"; the concept of "rights" is a social construct that is fully contingent on the time and place that they exist in.Furioso said:Really? So you wouldn't consider it to be a bad thing if you starved a dog nearly to death, chained it up so that skin actually grew around the metal of the chain, and threw rocks at it for having the audacity to beg its owner for some food, until it inevitably died a long and painful death?Giest4life said:Great episode about PeTA, Bob, though I disagree with many of your positions regarding animals. For starters, there should be no such thing as "crimes against animals."
No, it's more to do with me not caring than with animals not having feelings.Varya said:Yes, it's not like they can feel anything.Giest4life said:Great episode about PeTA, Bob, though I disagree with many of your positions regarding animals. For starters, there should be no such thing as "crimes against animals."
Really, dude? Really? Did you think anyone thought that PETA people woke up every day and said 'TODAY I SHALL DO EVIL!'? Then they pet their white cat which they proceed to immediately kill?tetron said:People seem to get the wrong idea about PETA from stuff like this. The thing is that from PETA's perspective they're not evil.
yeah I was kinda of disapointed that he didn't bring up thier terrorist links as wellRotting Corpse said:On top of all of the things you mentioned Bob, the worst part of PETA for me is the fact that they have openly supported, both financially and publicly, the Animal Liberation Front. It is an organization that was included in the United States Department of Homeland Security list of domestic terrorist threats. Look these guys up some time, they are some scary people.