EPTSouth Korea plans to resume whaling - Page 11
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Mstring
Australia510 Posts
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Metak
296 Posts
On July 06 2012 15:20 Mstring wrote: Heroin addicts think their drug 'tastes' good too  The thing is, it does. You will say the same once you've tried it, which is what makes it so dangerous. Back OT, ofcourse we're predators, yabba yabba, but we also evolved, our brain is superior to all other species on earth. This makes us able to create ethical questions like this one. Yes, the strongest one survives, but at what cost? An empty world? | ||
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zala2023
United States228 Posts
i mean i dont hear the whales complaining. If they hated getting hunted so much they should start an activist group to bargain for their rights or something. Until other species can get anywhere near the intelligence that humans have they stand no chance lol And "worst" case whales are hunted to extinction, which has no effect on any of you normal people's lives. Stop pretend to care about stuff so you can hate on other countries. Its not like you are actually going to help save the whale or anything so dont start pointless arguments. | ||
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StarBrift
Sweden1761 Posts
On July 05 2012 21:27 BlackJack wrote: Could say the same about any carnivore/omnivore. The only difference is that any other predator would gladly hunt whales into extinction while humans have voluntarily ending whaling in most countries for the sake of the whales. Actually no. We are the only species that have an understanding that its wrong and hurtful to kill off endangered species or deplete the earths resources. But we keep doing it anyway. It's the difference between killing for survival and premeditated murder. | ||
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aRRoSC2
Denmark241 Posts
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Mstring
Australia510 Posts
On July 06 2012 15:32 Metak wrote: The thing is, it does. You will say the same once you've tried it, which is what makes it so dangerous. "Taste" is subjective. Salivation is proportional to the reward you believe you'll get. Now I don't know every meat eater, but I'm quite confident that the vast majority have no clue what their bodies feel like without meat. A drug addict will keep taking (and defend to all ends) drugs until they *know* that they can get a better feeling without it. Now apply this to meat. Not only has virtually everyone tried it, they're all addicted to it and don't know anything else | ||
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affinity_12
172 Posts
South Korea is only going to whale in their own waters, unlike Japan. Japan is the criminal here, it is whaling even in international waters. Norway and some of the other Nordic countries are also known for whaling, although limited to their own waters. | ||
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
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Valashu
Netherlands561 Posts
On July 06 2012 15:32 zala2023 wrote: why are people complaining? i mean i dont hear the whales complaining. If they hated getting hunted so much they should start an activist group to bargain for their rights or something. Until other species can get anywhere near the intelligence that humans have they stand no chance lol And "worst" case whales are hunted to extinction, which has no effect on any of you normal people's lives. Stop pretend to care about stuff so you can hate on other countries. Its not like you are actually going to help save the whale or anything so dont start pointless arguments. This is one of the most retarded arguements I've read in a long time. I made a wall of text but I'm going to delete it now and assume you're a troll. If this is really your view I can't imagine you contributing to society. | ||
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PrideNeverDie
United States319 Posts
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kaisen
United States601 Posts
On July 06 2012 16:00 PrideNeverDie wrote: minke whales aren't even endangered and are the most populated whales in the world at 600,000 Exactly. They are in the list of "least concerned" in the watch list. Somehow, the anti-whaling activists are claiming that it is endangered. | ||
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Leopoldshark
United States176 Posts
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kaisen
United States601 Posts
On July 06 2012 16:12 Leopoldshark wrote: As far as I know, Japan has been using this excuse to feed their children delicious whale meat in school. And a nice dose of slow mercury poisoning. | ||
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FakeDeath
Malaysia6060 Posts
Japan was hunting them for their so called "scientific purpose". I got a cousin who lives and worked in Japan and he tried it and said that it wasn't that good compared to other delicacies of such as Kobe beef and matsusaka beef or something.Though maybe different people have different preference and taste for food is always subjective. Whaling is fine IF it is regulated in a control manner and it doesn't targeted the endangered whale species. What i find more disgusting is the foie gras where they mass breed the duck or gooses and force-feeded them so that their liver tastes better and then they literally ripped out the liver from the duck. | ||
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furymonkey
New Zealand1587 Posts
On July 06 2012 16:06 kaisen wrote: Exactly. They are in the list of "least concerned" in the watch list. Somehow, the anti-whaling activists are claiming that it is endangered. This with the fact they are only whaling within their economic exclusive zone, I'd say "Fish on!" | ||
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
Who wants to bet that Korea will turn around and sell the meat to Japan? Korea/Japan used to hate eachother, now they have a treaty and even hunt whales together! Bros for life now. | ||
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affinity_12
172 Posts
Whale meat isn't very healthy either due to their high mercury content due to accumulation in the ocean food chain. | ||
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ZergOwaR
Norway280 Posts
On July 06 2012 16:15 FakeDeath wrote: Honestly though, is whale meat that delicious to eat???? Whaling is fine IF it is regulated in a control manner and it doesn't targeted the endangered whale species. I agree. Its not worse to hunt whales compared to hunting Bucks, ducks or salmon. The problem with your friends whale might be that it was not good enough. I've eaten whale several times, and the quality has varied greatly but in general.. i think its pretty good ^^ | ||
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Tantaburs
Canada1825 Posts
Whales are animals just like Cows and Pigs. | ||
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Manimal_pro
Romania991 Posts
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