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Edit: Surprised at all the vegans in this thread. I didn't think there were so many of you. I'm glad you care so much about animal rights, that you're willing to forego eating them and using products made from them. If you're not vegan and have moral objections for this, maybe you should look at yourself first and all the animal abuse you sanction by eating animals and using animal products. Did you know dairy cows have to be pregnant to produce milk? They're artificially inseminated throughout most of their lives. I hope everyone complaining about this also complains about ice cream and cheese. Or else they would be hypocrites who just want to blame others but never look at themselves.

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[–] SCB@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I take the perspective that it's fine because human life is more important and valuable than animal life.

Same reason we should eradicate most mosquitos on the planet to end malaria

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s not a perspective though, it’s a bald assertion. “It’s fine because we’re important” is like saying “it’s fine because it’s fine,” or more to the point “it’s fine because I say so.”

What makes us important?

A lot of people don’t seem to understand that their logic is circular. Ask someone why they chose the car they did, and half of them will say “well it’s the one I wanted.”

[–] SCB@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Animals are things and humans are people.

You're allowed to devalue your own existence all you want but anyone entertaining the idea that all life is equal is fundamentally stupid in my opinion

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’ve graduated from bald assertions and circular logic to ad hominems.

It’s ironic what a shit job you’re doing of demonstrating our higher functions and supposed superiority.

“HUMAN GOOD! NOT HUMAN BAD.”

Have a great day there, Socrates.

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not bad, just not as valuable as a human.

[–] kaj@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Even if that claim is true, it can still be bad to eat them.