(June 4, 2013 at 4:42 am)Forbinator Wrote: As I said, if you don't agree with those four points, then I have no hope of convincing you of an ethical position. I guess you don't call the police if any of the first three things happens to you or your family, because all morality is subjective?
Being ethical and being lawful are different things. In many places there are laws dealing with cruelty against animals, in which case calling the police would be the right thing to do.
Quote:Also, if you claim the evolution argument, you need to specify what traits you're referring to. If you refer to the ability to hold tools, this trait actually evolved in herbivorous primates before us. Also: http://michaelbluejay.com/veg/natural.html
I fail to see how that is relevant to vegan philosophy.
Quote:EDIT: I just realised that you weren't actually stating you disagreed with the four points I wrote, but that the points were subjective. Perhaps it's best to ignore my question about calling the police.
It was a legitimate question.