Donovan Rebbechi wrote:
> On 2005-08-17, > wrote:
> >
> > OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >> In article >, Arri London >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Meat from a petri dish?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/genes/arti...548451,00.html
> >>
> >> Sounds fascinating. :-)
> >> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack
> >> Nicholson
> >
> >
> > Solyent Red?
> >
> > This is just another example of man's silly attempt at (poorly)
> > re-inventing natures' wheel.
> >
> > Look, the good lord (or mother nature, or evolution, or fate, you pick
> > your philosophy) placed us on this world of abundance so that we could
> > partake in that very abundance and be healthy and hearty doing so. And
>
> Whether or not "fate" permits something to happen has nothing to do with
> morality or justice. Fate is not in any way directed by such notions.

Morality or justice has nothing to do with the survival of a species by
feeding directly off another species. That is the reality of this world
and our position within the biological matrix.

>
> > that, as far as the human species go, most definitely includes eating
> > meat which involves raising or hunting, butchering and eating animals.
> > We all need to simply accept that reality and deal with it.
>
> Those of us who walk on two legs are concerned not only with emulating what
> others are doing, but also with questions of morality and justice.

We are not emulating anyone or anything. That is the nature of our
dependence on and survival in the natural world. Morality and justice
aren't even on the table when it comes to the basic survival and the
health of our progeny, which depend directly on a primarily
animal-based diet. Morality and justice do not apply between
inter-species survival.

When a lion, a bear or maggots attacks and/or consumes a human, we
cannot infer any morality or justice to the act because they are simply
following natures plan of survival therefore how can we infer any
morality or justice to a human who raises or hunts, kills and consumes
a pig, deer, chicken or other species of animal. We are simply
following natures plan. (or the evolutionary plan, or god's plan, again
pick your own philosophy)

TC

>
> Cheers,
> --
> Donovan Rebbechi
> http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/