Animals have rights but is it OK to eat them??

Nick17--

Okay. But scientifically, can anyone say that humans are the only ones who feel pain or have emotional sensibilities?

... Do they have feelings, do they have emotions? Are animals even consious of the world around them?

If yes, then i think eating them would be immoral, but i personally believe the answer is no.

nick17 wrote:

... Do they have feelings, do they have emotions? Are animals even consious of the world around them?

If yes, then i think eating them would be immoral, but i personally believe the answer is no.

Nick17--

Why would you assume that humans are the only animals that are conscious of the world around them? Do other animals behave in a way that leads you to wonder about this, or is it all a matter of your religion?

So perhaps animals are somwhere in between, not fully aware.

Nick, You and I are animals.

echi wrote:

Nick, You and I are animals.

I'm afraid, echi, that is a view I do not share.

'Animals' cannot reason - they have no reason, they act on instincts and desires.

It is true, 'humans' also act on their instincts and desires. But we have reason; which rules over, controls and (in theory at least) contains our instincts and desires.

Plato's Soul = Reason, Appitites, Desires

Example: A man has been really mean to you, never mind what he has done. You want to 'get him back' for what he did.

You want to kill him. This is your instinct, your desire.

But your reason tells you that if you kill him, you will be in big trouble with the law. You will go to jail for life, you might even be sentenced to death!

We'll agree to disagree i think.

nick17 wrote:

We'll agree to disagree i think.

But where do we disagree?

I believe that humans are superior beings to animals. I do not believe humans to be animals.

I don't know, but I know I have two heads.