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Default Moral considerability

****wit David Harrison, a felon convicted of engaging in illegal animal
combats, lied:

>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "the moral harm caused by killing them is greater in magnitude
>>>>>>> than ANY benefit they might derive from "decent lives"


Not a quote. This has been established beyond all dispute.



>>>> The part to which you give *no* consideration, Goo. I've proved it, via
>>>> your own quotes.


It's not out of consideration for porcupines
that we don't raise them for food. It's because
they would be a pain in the ass to raise. We
don't raise cattle out of consideration for them
either, but because they're fairly easy to
raise.
Goo/****wit David Harrison - Sep 26, 2005

I am not an extremist about it, and if I thought
that all of the animals I eat had terrible
lives, I would still eat meat. That is not
because I don't care about them at all, but I
would just ignore their suffering.
Goo/****wit David Harrison - Nov 29, 1999

I would eat animals even if I thought that it was
cruel to them, and even if they gained nothing from
the deal. Is that what you want me to say? It is true.
But that doesn't mean that I can't still like the animals
also....
Goo/****wit David Harrison - Sept 23, 1999

I don't try to eat ethically, because I don't really care enough
to make the effort.
Goo/****wit David Harrison - July 31, 2003


>>> I proved that you give no consideration to the part about quality of life

>>
>> No.

>
> Yes that's how


No. I do give consideration to the quality of animals' lives, Goo, but
you don't - all you care about is that they exist. See above.