tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27898096.post115250480156814903..comments2023-06-21T08:23:21.682-05:00Comments on the Ĺ“cumenical panheresy: animals are machines made of meat.Mr. G. Z. T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09921024148049682188noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27898096.post-1153011427879467582006-07-15T19:57:00.000-05:002006-07-15T19:57:00.000-05:00No, no, I don't want the death threats that would ...No, no, I don't want the death threats that would come with selling such shirts. But anyone who wants to make them can go ahead, and if they should give me a free one for thinking of it, that would be <EM>awesome</EM>.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633871907076984715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27898096.post-1152763018652003902006-07-12T22:56:00.000-05:002006-07-12T22:56:00.000-05:00i for one would also go for the t-shirt.i for one would also go for the t-shirt.Mr. G. Z. T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09921024148049682188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27898096.post-1152686822763466992006-07-12T01:47:00.000-05:002006-07-12T01:47:00.000-05:00Of course, your main point totally stands. I made...Of course, your main point totally stands. I made the mistake of reading Dear Abby today (it's really sad where Abby's daughter has taken it), and it was reaction letters to the claim that some people treat their pets with more love than their children.<BR/><BR/><EM>"Pets don't talk back, refuse to be helpful or ask for money. All they want is love and food. They don't ask where you've been and they're always happy when you come home. Their love is unconditional."</EM><BR/><BR/>I need to make a T-shirt that says <B>"Your dog can't actually love you."</B> I'll only do that once I become invincible, though; pet people can get pretty vicious.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633871907076984715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27898096.post-1152537734885754142006-07-10T08:22:00.000-05:002006-07-10T08:22:00.000-05:00Yes, I quite agree. Cruelty to animals is a grievo...Yes, I quite agree. Cruelty to animals is a grievous sin, but because of what it does to us rather than what it does to animals.Mr. G. Z. T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09921024148049682188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27898096.post-1152511652969288262006-07-10T01:07:00.000-05:002006-07-10T01:07:00.000-05:00Yes, we should remember that. Yet it's only human...Yes, we should remember that. Yet it's only human to ascribe more to an animal than it really has. We treat our pets affectionately because their reactions seem like analogues to human reactions; and that's proper so long as our animals don't become <EM>substitutes</EM> for the place of other people in our lives. And while animals don't suffer (suffering =/= pain), to perpetrate upon an animal is <EM>subjectively</EM> very like being cruel to a person (and thus I note, as many have, that animal abuse is a common precursor to violence against people).<BR/><BR/>I know you know this; your post just sounds more radical than it really is, I think.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633871907076984715noreply@blogger.com