I am not trying to be pedantic, but here is the definition of Sacred:
sacred
[sey-krid]
adjective
1.
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
2.
entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy.
3.
pertaining to or connected with religion (opposed to secular or profane ):
sacred music; sacred books.
4.
reverently dedicated to some person, purpose, or object:
a morning hour sacred to study.
5.
regarded with reverence:
the sacred memory of a dead hero.
6.
secured against violation, infringement, etc., as by reverence or sense of right:
sacred oaths; sacred rights.
7.
properly immune from violence, interference, etc., as a person or office.
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So which of these do you mean, CL? You can't mean the "related to or connected to religion" bit, so it has to be the "secured against violation, infringement, etc." or possibly the more general "regarded with reverence", but if that is the case, why is it ok to eat any living thing? We don't need to. We have no physical need for meat in modern, western society. Is it ok because society says so, and because....bacon??
And this isn't even getting into issues with plant life (which we constantly kill because we just think they are ugly, annoying, or just in the way).
If you think human life is sacred, and you define human life as this:
Then fine.
I disagree with you, and I think even your holy book disagrees with you, but at least you are picking with something and sticking to it. But if you define ALL LIFE as SACRED, then your world view and your life style are completely incompatible. You are making up your morals as you go along (or cherry picking them), whatever society finds acceptable, just like we are.
sacred
[sey-krid]
adjective
1.
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
2.
entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy.
3.
pertaining to or connected with religion (opposed to secular or profane ):
sacred music; sacred books.
4.
reverently dedicated to some person, purpose, or object:
a morning hour sacred to study.
5.
regarded with reverence:
the sacred memory of a dead hero.
6.
secured against violation, infringement, etc., as by reverence or sense of right:
sacred oaths; sacred rights.
7.
properly immune from violence, interference, etc., as a person or office.
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So which of these do you mean, CL? You can't mean the "related to or connected to religion" bit, so it has to be the "secured against violation, infringement, etc." or possibly the more general "regarded with reverence", but if that is the case, why is it ok to eat any living thing? We don't need to. We have no physical need for meat in modern, western society. Is it ok because society says so, and because....bacon??
And this isn't even getting into issues with plant life (which we constantly kill because we just think they are ugly, annoying, or just in the way).
If you think human life is sacred, and you define human life as this:
Then fine.
I disagree with you, and I think even your holy book disagrees with you, but at least you are picking with something and sticking to it. But if you define ALL LIFE as SACRED, then your world view and your life style are completely incompatible. You are making up your morals as you go along (or cherry picking them), whatever society finds acceptable, just like we are.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead