• AVincentInSpace@pawb.socialEnglish
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    4 months ago

    You said they were morally equivalent when you called it murder

    I didn’t, actually

    Yes you did, that’s what the word “murder” means

    your cat shouldn’t be deprived of meat

    All right then. Do you believe that owning a cat is immoral, since in order for the cat to thrive, creatures with souls must die?

    • Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      4 months ago

      There are no creatures with souls. But no, I wouldn’t say keeping a cat in general is immoral. There are definitely ethical concerns around things like kitten breeding mills and letting cats roam around outdoors, though

        • Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          4 months ago

          We are the ones with the social system allowing for moral frameworks to guide our decisionmaking. Cheetahs aren’t moral agents … Plus, they are obligate carnivores anyway (which is why your cat should not be deprived of meat)

          please act in good faith or let me know that you’re not interested in doing so

          • AVincentInSpace@pawb.socialEnglish
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            4 months ago

            Why is me killing a chicken to feed to my cat morally acceptable, but me killing a chicken to feed to myself is not? In both cases the one with the moral code is doing the killing.

            Do you believe that if there were a race of intelligent aliens who were obligate carnivores, they should be allowed to slaughter humans for food? It sounds like you think the answer is yes. I would agree, provided the humans were treated humanely.