Philosophy is Laughter

Posts Tagged ‘vegetarian

The Human Sacrifice

Posted by: Jessen on: August 22, 2009

I try not to sound as angry as I feel when I discuss human rights/animal welfare. Nothing makes people reject your point of view like anger, even if you’re right. Look at people like Bill Hicks, who spend their lives yelling at people to think, which only serves to make the people reject truth even [...]

You Can’t Have Your Cow and Eat It Too

Posted by: Jessen on: August 10, 2009

Principles are the physics of our moral universe. Without them, we live in chaos.
The principles we apply to animals are heavily inconsistant.
For one, it is illegal to kill or harm a farm animal anywhere but farmland. That is, if you beat a sheep on a farm, it’s okay, but if you beat it 3 feet [...]


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