Posted by broken on May 25, 2005, at 12:26:10
In reply to Re: The difference between eating meat and rape » so, posted by alexandra_k on May 20, 2005, at 5:53:50
Wow...
I dont know really how to respond to his conversation, except to say, in my opinion, it certainly goes far and beyond the civillity guidelines.
I am a hunter.. So was my father, and his, and I am sure that it continues to go back through every generation. It's definitely going forward, as I take my son with me to hunt.
I enjoy it. I hunt deer, I hunt rabbit, occassionally dove. I am not trying to defend myself, because it is not necessary. It is legal, and in my opinion it is a good thing for reasons I wont bother explaining. I will offer this, not a single kill that I have made, EVER, has been tossed aside. All of the kills have been placed on my dinner table, and will continue to be.This quote from Alex is one that I question..
> I guess part of this question depends on how you defind "nature."
> I believe that it *is* natural for humans to eat meat, and this is proven to me by the structure of our teeth.That looks a lot similar to this:
I believe that is is natural for males to use physical force to control (rape) females as this is proven to me by the fact that males (tend to be) bigger than females.So.. and forgive me if I am misunderstanding, but there is a comparison between hunting and rape?
I think the discussion was a valid and interesting one starting out. I am against the "internet hunting" thing myself. To me, there are too many variables involved that could cause problems. But I think it degenerated after that.
I respect the views that people have either pro or against hunting. I respect the different views on the morallity of the subject. I have mine, and I dont try to force them on others, and expect the same in return. Who defines what is morally acceptable, or unacceptable, is a debate for another board.
One final word.. I am born and raised in the southern part of the United States, our geographic location is one of the defining parts of our "morals". Those morals do not find rape acceptable.
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