[thechat] Fish do feel pain
Madhu Menon
webguru at vsnl.net
Wed May 7 06:32:58 CDT 2003
At 04:19 PM 07-05-03, rudy wrote:
>all i suggested was that people who think fish feel no pain or that living
>things have no soul or spirit are so alien, so incomprehensibly different,
>so bereft of compassion, so anthropomorphically self-centred, that it is as
>though they are from a different planet
I would suggest, Sir, that this is a non sequitur.
Why do I have to believe in a soul or spirit to be compassionate? My
concern for other humans is despite my disbelief in a soul
Also, how does not believing a rock has a "spirit" (define that please)
make me any less of a good human?
For the record, note that I supported the fish feeling pain line. It's only
the "spirit" attributed to both living and non-living things that I argued
against.
I am merely stating that you have failed to demonstrate how compassion (and
many other wonderful qualities) are somehow linked to a belief in a
"soul/spirit". It's almost like the "you have no sense of morals or ethics
unless you believe in god" argument that I've heard many a time.
You are of course entitled to your opinion. If you want to convince other
aliens among us, however, you need a more persuasive argument.
Meanwhile, I'll be holidaying on Jupiter if you need me.
Regards,
Madhu
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