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naught@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoI am pointing out a dichotomy. I am appealing to your sense of logic. Why do you feel emotionally attached to dogs? Are they smarter than cows? Do they feel more or less? Is being cruel to a dog worse than being cruel to another animal?
By your logic, dog meat farms are fine – amoral. The cruelty does not matter because it’s inherent.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
not quite but very close. the suffering is not cruelty because it is inherent, and suffering alone does not change the morality.
naught@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
To willingly inflict unnecessary suffering on sentient beings is cruelty. This is a semantic argument that ignores reality
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
no, it’s not. but this is a thought terminating cliche
naught@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
You are literally arguing the definition of the word “cruelty” rather than dealing with the substance. I appreciate the engagement, but this is where I’ll stop. I hope you consider the conflicts in your worldview and work toward improving the world for yourself and the beings that inhabit it.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
what is the bar for necessity? you are introducing an ambiguity here.
naught@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
You do not need meat to survive