Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium
by abandonliberty on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @06:54PM
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Interesting. Wouldn't it be much more appropriate to argue a false dilemma in this situation?
You suggested gradual elimination, which is an elimination process. I would argue that neither fallacy apply.
I wonder what proportion of animals would chose non-existence over existence if they could understand such concepts. That's quite the decision to make for them.
Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium
by animal_dude on Thursday May 18, 2017 @12:53PM
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> I wonder what proportion of animals would chose non-existence over existence if they could understand such concepts.
May I suggest you look at some footage from slaughterhouses to make that determination for yourself? Or, if you're particularly stoic, I dare you to watch Earthlings.
A reasonable person might suggest we not purposefully birth 150 billion+ animals every year just so they can be killed. The "let them starve" argument is a strawman, since the whole world would not eschew animal products overnight, but rather as a gradual progress.