Don't you think the "how hard do you have to kick it" questions are more chain yanking?falconsgyre said:So there was a topic recently about eating intelligent pigs, and apparently people like the taste of bacon more than they like the idea of not eating rational creatures. This disturbed me a little bit, even if a lot of the replies were probably tongue in cheek.
In response, I'm trying to come up with a situation where people might have their intuitions go the other way about animals. Imagine a cute puppy. If you can't, here's some help.
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Would you kick that puppy for $5?
Edit: Some people have asked how hard you have to kick the puppy. You have to kick it hard enough to hurt it significantly, but not hard enough to kill it. You might cause it severe or permanent injury; that uncertainty is part of the problem.
Double edit: Some people have responded that $5 is not a whole lot of money. Let's make it $15. Hopefully that would be enough to make it worth your time, without affecting the moral issue.
Your answer, kind sir. Is no.falconsgyre said:So there was a topic recently about eating intelligent pigs, and apparently people like the taste of bacon more than they like the idea of not eating rational creatures. This disturbed me a little bit, even if a lot of the replies were probably tongue in cheek.
In response, I'm trying to come up with a situation where people might have their intuitions go the other way about animals. Imagine a cute puppy. If you can't, here's some help.
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Would you kick that puppy for $5?
Edit: Some people have asked how hard you have to kick the puppy. You have to kick it hard enough to hurt it significantly, but not hard enough to kill it. You might cause it severe or permanent injury; that uncertainty is part of the problem.
Double edit: Some people have responded that $5 is not a whole lot of money. Let's make it $15. Hopefully that would be enough to make it worth your time, without affecting the moral issue.
Hey now. I'm not saying you should kick a puppy.General Vengeance said:I wouldn't kick a puppy, but I would kick a person who posts a poll asking me if I'd kick a puppy.
I've heard dog meat is delicious.Peteron said:Last time I checked, puppies do not = bacon. Plus, puppies are adorable, unlike ugly pigs. So no, I would not kick an adorable puppy, nor a pig. However, I would feast on the flesh of the pig.
Maybe so, but until it either is bacon or looks like it (and stops being so adorable) I refuse to feast on its flesh.falconsgyre said:I've heard dog meat is delicious.Peteron said:Last time I checked, puppies do not = bacon. Plus, puppies are adorable, unlike ugly pigs. So no, I would not kick an adorable puppy, nor a pig. However, I would feast on the flesh of the pig.