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Re:Judas Goats: Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled t... by anigbrowl on Friday November 18, 2022 @03:48PM (#33661912)
I don't think it's so simple. I love animals and will sometimes go out of my way to rescue or assist an insect, but I also have an aggressive side and enjoy eating meat. Veganism makes perfect sense to me, but so does predation.
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Re:Judas Goats: Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled t... by whimsicalism on Friday November 18, 2022 @03:54PM (#33662015)
So did tribal conflict and "mine against yours" on the basis of looks and skin-color. I don't see how this is contrary to my point.
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Re:Judas Goats: Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled t... by anigbrowl on Friday November 18, 2022 @03:58PM (#33662073)
What I mean is that I don't think conflict is due to an inability to appreciate suffering as your first post suggested. It's fully intelligible to most people and in some respects to other animals, but empathy is situational and selective. So I don't think intelligibility is the only factor.
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