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commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks agoBy your logic, dog meat farms are fine – amoral. The cruelty does not matter because it is inherent.
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
YOU, TOO
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
if cruelty is what is wrong, we must agree on a definition.
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
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
you don’t know what I need
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
why should survival be the bar?