• commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    If dogs were raised in these conditions, people would be outraged (see korea, china, puppy mills, etc.) It’s a bit hypocritical, don’t you think?

    you can see this is just an appeal to emotion, right?

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      2 months ago

      I am pointing out a dichotomy. I am appealing to your sense of logic. Why do you feel emotionally attached to dogs? Are they smarter than cows? Do they feel more or less? Is being cruel to a dog worse than being cruel to another animal?

      By your logic, dog meat farms are fine – amoral. The cruelty does not matter because it’s inherent.

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        2 months ago

        By your logic, dog meat farms are fine – amoral. The cruelty does not matter because it is inherent.

        not quite but very close. the suffering is not cruelty because it is inherent, and suffering alone does not change the morality.

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          2 months ago

          To willingly inflict unnecessary suffering on sentient beings is cruelty. This is a semantic argument that ignores reality

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            2 months ago

            This is a semantic argument that ignores reality

            no, it’s not. but this is a thought terminating cliche

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              2 months ago

              You are literally arguing the definition of the word “cruelty” rather than dealing with the substance. I appreciate the engagement, but this is where I’ll stop. I hope you consider the conflicts in your worldview and work toward improving the world for yourself and the beings that inhabit it.

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                2 months ago

                I hope you consider the conflicts in your worldview and work toward improving the world for yourself and the beings that inhabit it.

                YOU, TOO