Tue 20 Apr, 2010 08:41 pm - [QUOTE=Rwa001;154697]My main issue is that none of the animals I eat on a regular basis are self-aware. It would follow from a lack of self-awareness that there would be no concept of death, at... (view)
Sun 11 Apr, 2010 12:41 pm - [QUOTE=classicchinadoll;150497]I am actually a vegetarian for similar reasons though I do believe that the method used to kill animals is relatively painless yet I believe if a creature is... (view)
Wed 7 Apr, 2010 10:25 pm - I enjoy Peter Singer's utilitarian position on this subject. Let me preface what I'm about to say by mentioning that I've only read one of Singer's books, "Animal... (view)
Wed 7 Apr, 2010 04:35 pm - Point well taken Fido. I grew up in a highly conservative Catholic town, but I had always been disenchanted with many of their core ideological beliefs. I'm about as anti-Kansan as one can be.... (view)
Wed 7 Apr, 2010 10:17 am - Hi everyone, I'm a philosophy major at the University of Kansas and just decided to find an online community to talk to about philosophy. Upon my initial glance this website seems great and... (view)