Jaysyn Wrote:The Omnissiunt One;113120 Wrote:
Why? If we treat infant humans who are less intelligent than most pigs as we do, why shouldn't we accord pigs the same rights?
Quote:Nowhere in my post did I equate intelligence with rights & if you can't understand the intrinsic difference between a pig & an infant, I ... I just don't have any words for that.
It's not my problem if you can't form a coherent argument to defend your position. Talk of 'intrinsic difference' is obvious nonsense, or, if it isn't, you'll just have to show me why. To me, it just seems like the last prejudice to exist in society.
'We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.' H.L. Mencken
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
