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Because reason tells us that suffering is an unpleasant state to be in and might does not make right.
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You have not convinced me that a quick and painless death causes suffering. Thus, for the moment, not all violations of an equal consideration of interest can be said to cause suffering.
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Your construct above could be applied to humans as well. Then we should all be able to dine on human flesh as well packaged as, "Suffering Free Human Flesh." If suffering does not imply any sense of deprivation of what is one`s own, then it should be allowed, right?
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It is within our nature to dislike the murder of other humans. That is why we dislike nurture. If you prefer that I not use the word 'instinct' then I can say that we an inborn tendency to dislike murder.
I believe that tendency also extends to animals, but to a lesser degree.
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Just saw this[killing without suffering/pain] and adding it to this post as an "edit."
Yes, it is.
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Such hypothetical thought experiments are important for isolating root issues.
I still feel that empathy is the underlying drive here, and that more complex ethics are built upon it.