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Quote by: StrongHeartsWin Animals are captive to their passions and instincts. We are not. Are you saying we should reject the different abilities that which we are capable of and mimic animals? |
Doing math means we're not creatures of passion? Does exercising restraint, even, mean that we are not creatures of passion? I don't think so. Always we act in our own interests, out of our own passions. We act out of love of God, fear of retribution, respect born of sympathy for one another. And these are all passions with a logical twist put on them.
The only question is whether animals deserve our respect and sympathy to the same degree that humans do, and I do not believe that our species has an obligation other than to itself.
I value every human life because I know that each is unique; that makes it precious. It's all about supply and demand, really. If you lose a dog, you spend some money and buy another. It will treat you pretty much the same as the last. What's so special about that? Or about a cow? Sure, no one likes to see their pain, but do we miss them as we miss humans? I don't, and I don't think others should. It seems unhealthy.