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On 7/3/2012 9:02 PM, Olrik wrote:
> Le 2012-07-03 23:54, George Plimpton a écrit :
>> On 7/3/2012 8:24 PM, Olrik wrote:
>>> Le 2012-07-03 12:42, dh@. a écrit :
>>>> On Mon, 2 Jul 2012 12:50:12 -0700 (PDT), Rupert
>>>> >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 2, 9:31 am, Delvin Benet ýt> wrote:
>>>>>> There is nothing inherently unethical about eating meat.
>>>>>
>>>>> Modern meat production inflicts considerable suffering on animals.
>>>
>>> I want pigs to lead a stupendously happy life until they become bacon.

>>
>> That's good. Just don't make the mistake of thinking that if they do,

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> They have no say in it.


I didn't suggest they did.


>> it justifies eating them. It doesn't. The justification has to come
>> from elsewhere.

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> Like hungriness? Taste? Protein-intake?


Possibly.