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strictnein
3223 days ago
The cattle on farms wouldn't be off roaming the countryside if we didn't eat them. They just simply wouldn't exist at all.
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bijection
3223 days ago
Is unpleasant existence always better than nonexistence?
Put another way, would you make the same argument if the creatures in question were people?
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baddox
3223 days ago
Might it be moral to destroy all life on Earth, thus ending all pain?
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strictnein
3219 days ago
This is always what I assumed a genie would do if you wished for world peace.
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zpghjll
3223 days ago
Yeah, that's the plan. Animals aren't ours, and we should not interfere with their natural selection.
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Put another way, would you make the same argument if the creatures in question were people?