EPTOn February 14 2011 11:30 Tony Campolo wrote:
This will be my final post on this matter, as I feel like I have covered most of the arguments and everyone is obviously tired from the debating. I saw this in the picture says 1,000 words thread:
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In conclusion - it's hard for me to imagine that we are willing to kill one being just so the other can eat it, when we don't need to. If there is anything we can do to reduce the suffering, then we ought to out of compassion and empathy.
This will be my final post on this matter, as I feel like I have covered most of the arguments and everyone is obviously tired from the debating. I saw this in the picture says 1,000 words thread:
In conclusion - it's hard for me to imagine that we are willing to kill one being just so the other can eat it, when we don't need to. If there is anything we can do to reduce the suffering, then we ought to out of compassion and empathy.
Well, plants are also living organisms, and can also feel pain (a whole lot less that an animal though). And we could reduce their suffering by not eating them, and only eat fruits and other non-living food. So you are doing exactly what you described you can't imagine: killing a being just so the other can eat it, when you don't need to.
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I'm not saying that plants are the same as animals.
