Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!fortune!brower From: brower@fortune.UUCP (Richard Brower) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.religion,net.philosophy Subject: Re: Another small question. Message-ID: <5184@fortune.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Apr-85 14:26:16 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.5184 Posted: Tue Apr 9 14:26:16 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 10-Apr-85 05:59:56 EST References: <1521@decwrl.UUCP> <5426@utzoo.UUCP> Reply-To: brower@fortune.UUCP (Richard brower) Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 13 Xref: watmath net.flame:9173 net.religion:6593 net.philosophy:1619 Summary: In article <5426@utzoo.UUCP> laura@utzoo.UUCP (Laura Creighton) writes: >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 >utzoo!laura So, they ate the brains. Food is necessary for survival. The monkey's death is justified and moral. Why do you contradict yourself in the above paragraph? -- Richard A. Brower Fortune Systems {ihnp4,ucbvax!amd,hpda,sri-unix,harpo}!fortune!brower