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So what exactly do you want the police to do? I'm not being sarcastic, I genuinely don't get how you can support the idea of a police force without supporting the idea of law enforcement...
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I don't not support law enforcement, I just don't want to enforce laws on people
myself. Y'know, I'm pleased that countries have set standards for inhabitants to live by, but I'm not a grass and I'm not going to go out and say "Oi, you! Stop being a criminal!" or some such thing.
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What exactly is ridiculous about defending an animal's behaviour because they have a limited grasp of empathy? You say it's ridiculous, but you don't explain why.
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Actually, I was trying to say that argueing "animals eat meat, why shouldn't we?" is ridiculous, and the reasoning has been said before. I recognise perfectly well the mental capabilities of animals, but also that they don't display empathy for their 'victims'. I just hope I've used the word empathy correctly.
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Good. But now do you understand why morality is a futile argument in topics such as these?
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Yes, I can see that morals alone can in no way 'solve' the problem of the meat-eating/vegetarianism debate. Perhaps I thought that earlier, I can't remember, it was too long ago.
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Some of us should really start reading the entire topic before we start adding our two cents. As it's been explained, plants don't have a nervous system. They don't feel pain, nor do they have interests or thoughts.
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It's difficult to read an entire topic like this. Until just recently I was the sort of person to skip an entire chunk of it, I've only just gained the attention span to survive such discussions. But you're right.
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That's just so hypocritical.
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Found out what that means, but I don't agree to it. Like I've said before, I don't enjoy killing anything, but I do feel free to eat meat. Equally, I don't agree with nuclear power and wouldn't dream of working at any facilities related to it or its waste. But I still feel perfectly fine actually using the juice from Sizewell.