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The Hierophant · 09-15-2004, 10:02 PM

In regards to 'drawing a line', why do you feel a need to draw a line at all Ladyzekke? Why does so-called intelligence equal importance to you? I'm asking this genuinely, I'm interested to know.

I think you raise an excellent point regarding the killing of plants. Plants are alive. They live and die and mate and feed. In eating them you cause just as much death as you do when eating a cow or chicken. So I can never help but quietly smirk at those who choose vegetarianism for 'moral', 'merciful' reasons.

In regards to torture: have you ever watched a cat catch and eat a mouse or bird? The way most cats 'play with their food' so to speak can truly be a gruesome and sobering spectacle to behold. It is quite possible that in little Kensington's lifetime he had probably tortured just as many creatures as his executioners... but as most animals discover, somewhere, somehow, there is always another creature with bigger, sharper and stronger claws than you.

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09-15-2004, 10:02 PM	#41
The Hierophant Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: May 10, 2002 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand. Age: 43 Posts: 2,860	In regards to 'drawing a line', why do you feel a need to draw a line at all Ladyzekke? Why does so-called intelligence equal importance to you? I'm asking this genuinely, I'm interested to know. I think you raise an excellent point regarding the killing of plants. Plants are alive. They live and die and mate and feed. In eating them you cause just as much death as you do when eating a cow or chicken. So I can never help but quietly smirk at those who choose vegetarianism for 'moral', 'merciful' reasons. In regards to torture: have you ever watched a cat catch and eat a mouse or bird? The way most cats 'play with their food' so to speak can truly be a gruesome and sobering spectacle to behold. It is quite possible that in little Kensington's lifetime he had probably tortured just as many creatures as his executioners... but as most animals discover, somewhere, somehow, there is always another creature with bigger, sharper and stronger claws than you. [ 09-15-2004, 10:31 PM: Message edited by: The Hierophant ] __________________ [img]\"hosted/Hierophant.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Strewth!