But we don't apply that reasoning to humans. We don't excuse murder by acknowledging that the victim lived a joyful 35 years.
We're back to the original problem. Do I take it you are in favour of farm animals not getting to live at all?
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I think we should stop breeding farm animals ASAP. The living? 1) returned to wild 2) taken as pets & if not 1 or 2, then 3) killed humanely
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Right. Would this reduce animal death and suffering at all or would it just absolve ourselves of responsibility for it and for them?
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We can't be too bluntly utilitarian. We don't have many obligations to wild animals. Liberating them absolves us of responsibility, I'd say.
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OK, so this is an argument for liberating us from responsibility, not for reducing animal suffering & death. I'm more concerned abt latter.
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If pigs could have a council & demand their freedom & say they'd rather die free than live as prisoners on farms, I'd say they should do so.
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But as they can't, I'm more concerned about the suffering of animals we made dependant on us.
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I am too. So there are two issues: (1) what to do with living dependent animals and (2) the die free/die well/never live trilemma.
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And I think we've reached an impasse coz I'd go with die well & you with never live.
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