I don't know. My morals don't tell me it's wrong to kill an animal, yet every time I do it's no more easy or less guilt free (I'm talking about farm animals raised for meat, not cats or something, so don't freak out). So....there MUST be something we're born with. I was raised exposed to this. AND my parent's religion says it's OK and encouraged even for non-food purposes (Christianity....sacrifice and all), so where else could this feeling of guilt come from besides being born into me?
It would differ with an individual, only that individual knows if they are just following rules or if they truly believe what they are doing is wrong, or if it's some unknown source of guilt.
I honestly don't mean this to sound antagonistic, but by what rationale do meat-eaters judge bulls and pigs to be fodder and yet not judge cats and dogs the same way?
Oh, there's no difference to ME...besides taste/availability. I was simply saying I didn't go around killing cats for sport or fun. I was just basing my comment on my experiences...I don't see/feel any difference between killing and gutting a cat from a pig aside from the taste when it comes down to it, so no difference....except choice/avaliabiltiy/taste.
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I don't know. My morals don't tell me it's wrong to kill an animal, yet every time I do it's no more easy or less guilt free (I'm talking about farm animals raised for meat, not cats or something, so don't freak out). So....there MUST be something we're born with. I was raised exposed to this. AND my parent's religion says it's OK and encouraged even for non-food purposes (Christianity....sacrifice and all), so where else could this feeling of guilt come from besides being born into me?
It would differ with an individual, only that individual knows if they are just following rules or if they truly believe what they are doing is wrong, or if it's some unknown source of guilt.
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I honestly don't mean this to sound antagonistic, but by what rationale do meat-eaters judge bulls and pigs to be fodder and yet not judge cats and dogs the same way?
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The same way vegetarians differentiate between animals and plants, and everyone else differentiates between animal and human. An arbitrary one.
Oh, there's no difference to ME...besides taste/availability. I was simply saying I didn't go around killing cats for sport or fun. I was just basing my comment on my experiences...I don't see/feel any difference between killing and gutting a cat from a pig aside from the taste when it comes down to it, so no difference....except choice/avaliabiltiy/taste.