<dh@.> wrote in message ...
> On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:53:58 -0400, "larrylook" > wrote:
>
>>>>How do you know I don't care?
>>>
>>> You can't, and you prove it. One example of the proof is your
>>> opposition to
>>> humans reducing cds by consuming grass raised--NOT GRAIN FED--animal
>>> products.
>>
>>I could have saved animal lives (by your logic) by eating my grandmother
>>when she died.
>
> You can't save animals in any way unless you go directly to where
> they are in danger and remove them or the danger. What you buy or
> don't buy in a store can't do anything to help animals who have already
> lived and died. The best you could do is contribute to future animals,
> which is something you would hate to do.

So the farmer who acts to create more future animals is morally better than
the one who doesn't? The person who has 4 kids is better than the person
who has 2 who is better than the person who has 0. This seems absurd to me.
If someone sterilizes his dog he is less moral because he prevents future
lives. I don't think you can put future lives into the equation like this.
It makes no sense to me. I beef farmer is not doing something noble or
commendable simply because he takes steps to create further cow lives. If I
don't want more rabbits around my garden and I feed the rabbits a food that
makes them unable to breed, I don't think I've done something unethical. I
haven't killed these future lives and I'm not morally resposible for them.
You need to think this over a bit.