Posted by alexandra_k on February 27, 2005, at 0:57:14
In reply to Re: Animal Rights » alexandra_k, posted by jay on February 26, 2005, at 16:20:57
Thanks for your response :-)
> But, if we "hunted" animals (insetead of slaughtering them) the way Native Aboriginals did, I believe it would be a morally correct thing to do.
I think you mean 'morally acceptable thing to do' as in allowable; 'morally correct thing to do' implies that we have a moral obligation to do it.
>Native wore fur because they *had* nothing else, but humans wear fur out of vanity.
Yeah. I guess it is acceptable (though not morally compulsory) to kill out of necessity. But not when there are alternatives available..
Though Aldo Leopold is a proponant of the Land Ethic. He doesn't have sentience as the basis for moral consideration, rather he considers out duty is to act for the stability / harmony of the ecosystem. He thinks such things as hunting for sport are defensible (sometimes the right thing to do even) insofar as it assists the integrity / stability of the ecosystem. But then from the perspective of the Land ethic massive human diebacks would be good and as that would benefit the ecosystem it would follow that it is our moral duty to bring those about. Callicot tries to fix this up by talking about degrees of duty of care...
> As far as an organization like PETA goes, as I said, I agree with many of their views, but I am also a humanist, and put my applause behind someone like Bono who is trying to help AIDS victims in Africa, and rid the Third World Debt, supporting organizations like Amnesty International. Someone like Paul McCartney(sp?) kind of embarasses me when his biggest beef (no pun intended) and energy are directed towards Kentuky Fried Chicken. Just IMHO....
I don't know anything about any of that... I am not associated with any animal rights / liberation groups. I just have my personal beliefs. And act from there a little (but not as much as I believe I should).
Thanks.
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