ok. you must forgive my huntsman mentality. I do apologize. Although I do
not recall making a defense of eating meat. I do believe that animals do
have feel pain and contentment and so forth, however this is a different
matter of being conscious of these feelings.
On Fri, 9 Feb 2001 09:25:10 -0500, John Kinsella <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>i respect your absolute right to state your pov but i am finding your
>'nationalistic' accusation extremely offensive. will you refrain from
>making such unsubstantiated claims. and as for your defense of eating
>meat (surely a 'core' irony...) - i'm sure the creature being eaten
>would have had strong "opinions" regarding this. or, as your arrogance
>suggests, do you believe that animals are incapable of 'feeling'!
>hierachies hieraches hierarchies. you might enjoy reading peter singer.
>
>jk
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