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This entire thread is a little flaky but I will toss in my perspective as a professional scientist and a theist.
Appreciated!
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I eat meat and plants and have no problem at all with either. I do not see eating as a moral issue at all.
Yes you do because no doubt you do not agree with eating and caging humans for such purposes.
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I assign a high level of rights to other humans, on the basis that I assume that they have the same level of self-awareness that I do.
I do not understand how a scientist lives on foundations of assumption for such important matters.
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If you want me to assign that level of respect to animals, you will have to prove to me that they also possess that same quality.
But why should no one have to prove to you that fellow humans have the same level of consciousness, evolution suggests we are from the same source.
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In the absence of proof, I have absolutely no interest in your concerns, at all. I will continue to eat meat or plants in whatever proportion I see fit without regard to those concerns.
I don't think we need proof I think evolution points out we are all of the same original nature.
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If it should come to pass that the animal rights advocates should get enough political power to make eating meat illegal, then I will stop.
I find this strange too, to believe in the powers of law. Is it your countries law that you follow? Aren't many laws against the understandings of science? Regardless your beliefs on the morality of the issue would not change with the law would it?
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I am not willing to go to war to preserve my freedom to eat meat, but I will oppose those initiatives politically under all circumstances.
We should be clear war does not bring freedom.
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No "if" required. Evolution is a fact.
We are in the religious section
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You also can direct evolution in the way you suggest.
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In any event, you can direct evolution.
I appreciate the explanations but I highlighted these two parts, I am pretty sure science accepts that as well. Not sure why its called pokemon. Seems a 10 year would understand all this.
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To evolve a system as complex as photosynthesis which involves dozens of specific enzymes would take millions of years, just like the millions of years it took to evolve our current energy intake system, ie. a digestive system and a neurological system that allows us to seek out, ingest and digest energy sources.
This does not whatsoever take into account the pace of technology.
But nonetheless I don't care that we can make it feasible, it seems clear to me if you follow the 'science' that it shows we have no basis for treating animals as lesser beings in these way, nor do we for plants.