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 More options 13 July 2003, 20:12
Newsgroups: talk.politics.animals, uk.business.agriculture, alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian
From: usual suspect <abovegro...@earth.man>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 19:12:36 GMT
Local: Sun 13 July 2003 20:12
Subject: Re: The fantasy

our village idiot wrote:
>>Most animals will suffer TREMENDOUSLY as long as there's predation,
>>whether humans prey or not. I hope it gives you "-extreme-" pleasure to
>>know baby lions are sleeping with full bellies because their mothers
>>caused other animals to suffer.

> Suffering UNECESSARILLY.

Suffering is a necessary part of existence ON our planet. It may not be
a part of the existence BENEATH the planet, so I can appreciate your
inner earth delusions.

>>>all people have the space and resources to live with
>>>abundance; enjoying health and vitality, and that the
>>>ecosphere is recovering well, all wild species thriving.

>>Thriving requires sacrifice and suffering, you nitwit.

> It also means living and pleasure, butthead.

Living requires food. Animals are food. Pleasure is a function of
eating, too, so it makes sense that animals are for our pleasure.

>>>The idea is hardly unique.  Plant foods have always made
>>>up a primary part of humans' diet, even all or nearly all
>>>of it, in many cultures around the globe until very recently.

>>Most people also died before age 50.

> Your evidence for that?

I'll stand by that with respect to a time-frame of a little longer than
"until very recently." I'll add that I have serious doubts about the
longevity of early hominids given predation, disease, and acts of
nature. Those utopian pseudo-science websites you like to cite don't
mention any of the above -- I wonder why.

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