Atheism and vegetarianism

[leo-rcc]

Then we'd have to make an agreement one way or the other. We do that all the time. That's how we get laws we don't always agree with. Right or wrong is relative in any situation.

How would we make an agreement? What principles would we use to decide?

Thats why we vote for representatives for the government of our society. We choose the party who's party manifesto are most in common with your own preferences and leave the legislating to them.

Who says we have to?

You implied it, when you said that something's wrong if society disagrees with it.

I said that if we as a society agree not to do something for the benefit of our society that we make rules for that. Again, right or wrong is relative.

Well I don't hold to that position, is that bad of me then?

I'd argue that it's the most logical ethical position, if you accept the validity of ethics at all (which I think you do, judging from your posts. For instance, you think it's wrong to kill innocent humans).

That also depends on the situation, I think it is wrong to give the death penalty when there is still a risk of that person may be not guilty and therefore could be useful member of society. But I have no problem with the killing of a person when he or she is terminally ill and suffering.

I'll discuss my reasons for this in greater detail with you if you like.

Not really. I only wanted to know why you made a distinction between eating animals that as far as I can see only have a few physical differences.