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If this were not true why are we repulsed by the beating of an animal? Why do we invent such paradoxical concepts as the "humane" slaughterhouse?
Our moral intuition leads us to the answer but cultural norms and casuistry let us avoid it.
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If this were not true why are we repulsed by the beating of an animal? Why do we invent such paradoxical concepts as the "humane" slaughterhouse?
Our moral intuition leads us to the answer but cultural norms and casuistry let us avoid it.