I don't know rudey, those types of arguments are too complex for me.
Humans are different because human law, tradition, and most social societies believe and treat them differently.
IF there is an objective reality that gives animals, as we define them, some type of equal or greater value, it hasn't manifested in some being that is compelling us to grant equal status either in law or in our thoughts.
Therefore since we choose to value animals differently than humans in most societies, especialy this Western one we are focusing on, then they are just different.
And remember we are discussint the treatment of animals as pertaining to law and social customs.
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Originally posted by Rudey
Let's not play philosophical games here. I can through a ball into another ball and you can say the reason behind it moving was the first ball moving and I can tell you no, that might not be the case and you don't know that. Now think hard and tell me what makes an animal and a human different. Is it a soul? There are people who don't believe in religions and hence a soul. There are people who believe in reincarnation and see animals on equal levels. Is it intelligence? There are animals with higher levels of intelligence and men with lower IQs that can't comprehend basic addition and multiplication. So what is it?
-Rudey
--These games we play become more difficult when Rudey is bored on his Sundays.
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