(June 2, 2013 at 9:22 am)Forbinator Wrote: Aractus, I don't quite understand the humour. Also, how badly do you need silk? Interestingly, I think one could have a stronger justification for killing insects such as silk worms (although inflicting sadistic cruelty like boiling alive is a different matter) because ecologically, insects are "r species" as opposed to "k species". That is, their "success" in propagating their genes is mostly due to expelling huge numbers of eggs very quickly, and if a small portion survive, they are successful. "k species" succeed primarily because of their survival instinct. This is a debatable issue I'm sure, and it doesn't mean I'm going to start stomping on insects for fun."Sadistic Cruelty"? Kill them painlessly in their sleep is "Sadistic Cruelty"?? If only Crabs were so lucky. Or Cattle. Or Seals. Or, hell just about most other animals - lol - but you call boiling a caterpillar during its dormant state of metamorphosis "Sadistic Cruelty"?!
How badly do I need silk? Well I hate synthetic fibres. They're bad for the environment, and I don't like them. Also, natural fibres like wool and silk are recyclable, whereas synthetics are not.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
