Comments on Animal lovers don't eat meatTypePad2005-06-23T05:17:07ZBrian Hineshttps://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2005/06/animal_lovers_d/comments/atom.xml/Trey Smith commented on 'Animal lovers don't eat meat'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451c0aa69e200d834805cf969e22005-06-25T19:35:41Z2007-08-17T12:58:57ZTrey Smithhttp://ramblingtaoist.blogspot.com/You asked, "how can someone who claims to be an animal lover eat animals?" Easy. We live in a world...<p>You asked, "how can someone who claims to be an animal lover eat animals?"</p>
<p>Easy. We live in a world of compartmentalized ethics. Since the Judeo-Christian world views everything as separate and estranged from everything else, it's so simple to believe and act in one way right now and do or say the exact opposite 5 minutes later. </p>vicki commented on 'Animal lovers don't eat meat'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451c0aa69e200d83480500f69e22005-06-25T07:05:30Z2007-08-17T12:52:24Zvickip.s. also a good point about jesus. 'morality' is a secular invention, isn't it?<p>p.s. also a good point about jesus. 'morality' is a secular invention, isn't it?</p>vicki commented on 'Animal lovers don't eat meat'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451c0aa69e200d8344ae6a253ef2005-06-25T07:00:33Z2007-08-17T12:55:12Zvickiyeah...good one, amartolos. we can easily spot other people's inconsistencies in thinking yet we somehow have trouble recognizing our own....<p>yeah...good one, amartolos. we can easily spot other people's inconsistencies in thinking yet we somehow have trouble recognizing our own. i need to work on that stumbling block myself.</p>Amartolos commented on 'Animal lovers don't eat meat'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451c0aa69e200d834802cbe69e22005-06-24T10:29:06Z2007-08-17T12:38:05ZAmartolosYes, and how can someone who claims to be an animal lover keep them as "pets"? But that's a whole...<p>Yes, and how can someone who claims to be an animal lover keep them as "pets"? But that's a whole other can of (trained) worms....</p>
<p>Anyway, in response to your remark that you "don’t believe that morality can, or should, be proscribed," I doubt very much that any religion "proscribes morality...heheh! </p>
<p>Although, Jesus himself certainly proscribed it: He declared that there are only two commandements, neither of which has anything to do with morals; he advised that we "judge not" and "condemn not"; and of course, he most wisely instructed us to "resist not evil." And as you know, any system of morality collapses without judgment, condmenation, and a belief in evil.<br />
</p>Espresso commented on 'Animal lovers don't eat meat'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451c0aa69e200d83480083669e22005-06-23T09:10:38Z2007-08-17T12:26:41ZEspressoMy sentiments exactly. Pointing this out to pet owners produces strange answers. Seems to me that many people just haven't...<p>My sentiments exactly.</p>
<p>Pointing this out to pet owners produces strange answers.</p>
<p>Seems to me that many people just haven't thought about all this very much. It is not a topic in families nor in schools.</p>
<p>Sant Mat teachings deserve credit here as an eye-opener.</p>
<p>I am a vegetarian but I still have cravings at times. Not so easy to overcome one's cultural and childhood programming.</p>