Believing that all life is sacred or at least has value in and of itself seems to me a reasonable point of view. Obviously, this ideology bumps up against uncomfortable reality when you're talking about bacteria, vermin eating your food or destroying your possessions and the hypothetical hungry tiger I mentioned in my post, but I don't think it's a stupid principle to live by.
Still, it's never realistic to try to see the world in black and white terms. While my views on this topic are possibly much the same as yours, some of the crap that Peta comes out with demonstrates the absurd conclusions you can reach if you start out with the premise that all animals are of equivalent value to human beings.
I agree with you that some people are capable of fundamental change. But having hung around with people for more than sixty years now, my perception is that many people have no interest in even trying to change since they're unable to see any reason why they should, and there are others who are simply incapable of altering their mindset even when they really want to change.
Why do you think they are incapable of altering their mindset? And why aren’t all animals of equal value? Thank you for sharing your opinion. I appreciate this.
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Believing that all life is sacred or at least has value in and of itself seems to me a reasonable point of view. Obviously, this ideology bumps up against uncomfortable reality when you're talking about bacteria, vermin eating your food or destroying your possessions and the hypothetical hungry tiger I mentioned in my post, but I don't think it's a stupid principle to live by.
Still, it's never realistic to try to see the world in black and white terms. While my views on this topic are possibly much the same as yours, some of the crap that Peta comes out with demonstrates the absurd conclusions you can reach if you start out with the premise that all animals are of equivalent value to human beings.
I agree with you that some people are capable of fundamental change. But having hung around with people for more than sixty years now, my perception is that many people have no interest in even trying to change since they're unable to see any reason why they should, and there are others who are simply incapable of altering their mindset even when they really want to change.
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Why do you think they are incapable of altering their mindset? And why aren’t all animals of equal value? Thank you for sharing your opinion. I appreciate this.