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| quote: | Originally posted by Dr. DAS
Let's just say that eating meat has always been a part of human culture, and isn't likely to go away. So there needs to be some method of supply. Unfortunately, this is the only system we have. |
No disagreements here.
Yes, humans would not the creature they are if it were not for their tradition of hunting and being omnivorous organisms. Yes, consumption in all forms is a "natural" part of life. But where do you draw the line between whwat is necessary and what is not? It seems to me that an overhwelming majority of humans with easy access to meat also have a vast access to every other type of food most people tend to consume. So why eat meat? Why directly support the slaughter of thousands of animals if it is not something absolutely necessary to our survival? Because it tastes good. It has nutritional benefits. Our teeth are designed for it. Our senses reel at the thought of certain types of meat. We have, as you said, an entire culture inextricably infused with the habit of eating the flesh of other creatures every day that we consume.
I am not denying that humans are meat-eating creatures.
I am merely questioning the necessity of it.
But it seems to me that at the point you can justify eating meat, you can justify anything. It is not something I necessarily disagree with, either - I would just like to hear others justification of it. The Design Vs. Necessity debate is one I've not felt most people can effectively position, but that is understandable - what comes natural to us and what is infused into us by social folkways often has no line. And then you could position that social networks are natural - and then at that point, what isn't "natural" by any standard?
And if you can justify, truly, any act as a "Natural" one - where does that leave the human concept of crime? What can we actually hold ourselves accountable for if it's all just a necessity to our way of life?
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