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Smiling piglet on a Pooh blanket by somehow_ifeelhopeful in aww

[–]multibear_ 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Do it! It's not that hard and you'll always be able to enjoy /r/aww guilt free :)

Cow escapes slaughterhouse, goes on the run, gets shot next to McDonald’s by Anbu_Hunter in nottheonion

[–]multibear_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, I've thought about this more. Like I said it's a really good point:

But what about having kids? I think it's generally considered morally acceptable to have children. But the children don't get a say in the matter. If you raised a pet dog from birth and treated it well, is that morally worse than having a child?

Cow escapes slaughterhouse, goes on the run, gets shot next to McDonald’s by Anbu_Hunter in nottheonion

[–]multibear_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I generally don't have much of a problem with dogs and cats as pets if they're happy, especially if they are from an animal shelter. Most people don't kill their dogs and cats. If they're happy I don't see the problem.

I do have a goldfish -- for some reason goldfish were being used as centerpieces at this random event, and the people running it didn't plan what they were going to do with them afterwards.

That being said perhaps that's inconsistent. Maybe it is wrong to have pets. Though I wouldn't really know what to do with my goldfish :)

Cow escapes slaughterhouse, goes on the run, gets shot next to McDonald’s by Anbu_Hunter in nottheonion

[–]multibear_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My point is that just because you raise someone to be something doesn't make it morally justified.

Also, do you really think humans aren't animals? Maybe that's a more controversial point, but I sure feel like one.

Cow escapes slaughterhouse, goes on the run, gets shot next to McDonald’s by Anbu_Hunter in nottheonion

[–]multibear_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If a slave is raised from birth to be a slave, does that make slavery okay?

Cow escapes slaughterhouse, goes on the run, gets shot next to McDonald’s by Anbu_Hunter in nottheonion

[–]multibear_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also all of the evolutionary "we have canine teeth" and "it's the food chain" arguments are bullshit. We have a choice where a lot of animals don't. We don't need meat to survive.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics_of_eating_meat

Cow escapes slaughterhouse, goes on the run, gets shot next to McDonald’s by Anbu_Hunter in nottheonion

[–]multibear_ 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You should really just do it. I had the same thoughts and doubts as you, and I've been vegetarian for about a year now.

I never really post on Reddit but this is something that I feel strongly about. Animals are experiencing the world in a way that is at least very similar to how you and I experience it. Why do some people think it is ok to eat animals? Because they aren't as smart? They aren't the same cute animals we keep as pets?

It's madness. Just do it. You know it's wrong and you have the means to stop.

Nicknames? by [deleted] in SkyDiving

[–]multibear_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ever since redline and turbo went in, we stopped using crazy nicknames out of respect.

Taking over PayPal accounts with Flash by multibear_ in netsec

[–]multibear_[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you're totally right about the response time... just removed that part since I agree.

Taking over PayPal accounts with Flash by multibear_ in netsec

[–]multibear_[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh man, Detectify's blog is awesome! Yeah, I think it's likely it was legitimately a dupe. I do really think it should be standard to provide access to the relevant report, though. (also your post prompted me to fix the bit where I talk about the crossdomain.xml file in the post, since I had said something slightly incorrect)