Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watrose.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watrose!gwhawkins From: gwhawkins@watrose.UUCP (gwhawkins) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.religion,net.philosophy Subject: Re: Re: Another small question. Message-ID: <7428@watrose.UUCP> Date: Sun, 7-Apr-85 19:41:44 EST Article-I.D.: watrose.7428 Posted: Sun Apr 7 19:41:44 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 8-Apr-85 02:02:26 EST References: <1521@decwrl.UUCP> <5426@utzoo.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 15 Xref: watmath net.flame:9143 net.religion:6559 net.philosophy:1610 > I do not think that killing that monkey can ever be justified. I think > that it is only moral to kill animals when their death is necessary for > our survival (surprise! the same criteria I use for killing human beings). > Laura Creighton This is all well and good, but what about the grey areas such as: "We must eliminate _______ for our survival as a people." fill in the balank with your favourite of the following honkies, nazis, jews, commies, THEM, politicians, etc. Basically my question to you is: What constitutes survival? larry fast (Universty of Waterloo) broadcasting from exile