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Originally Posted by Chimaera182 I think a part of it--I hesitate to say that it's a big part--is that since time immemorial, religions have stressed that humans are special for some reason (we have souls, we are the chosen people, we were made in God's image, stuff like that). Some of that trickles down into today, even inadvertantly, and people go on believing in their superiority just because of something that was concocted thousands of years ago. Some of us may not be religious anymore but it doesn't mean the idea that we are somehow superior to animals hasn't gotten into our heads. |
This made me think about another question. We do seem to all agree that it is not right to do certain cruel things to animals, such as poking their eyes out for fun etc. The limits of that vary between us, but what I would like to know from each of the different points of view is 1. where do you draw the line? and 2.
why do you think that certain acts of cruelty are wrong or unacceptable?