Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!fsks From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.religion,net.philosophy Subject: Re: Another small question. Message-ID: <13@unc.UUCP> Date: Sat, 13-Apr-85 16:09:56 EST Article-I.D.: unc.13 Posted: Sat Apr 13 16:09:56 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Apr-85 02:01:16 EST References: <1521@decwrl.UUCP> <5426@utzoo.UUCP> Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 13 Xref: watmath net.flame:9249 net.religion:6643 net.philosophy:1648 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). Suppose you were threatened by white-slavers who intended to rape you and your children (if you don't have children, then pretend) and to sell you all to some murderous pimp in a corrupt foreign country or into slavery for some foreign harem. Would you not kill to protect your family's freedom? Frank Silbermann