Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watarts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watarts!mupmalis From: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.religion,net.philosophy Subject: Re: Another small question. Message-ID: <8413@watarts.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Apr-85 12:28:47 EST Article-I.D.: watarts.8413 Posted: Tue Apr 16 12:28:47 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Apr-85 00:37:43 EST References: <1521@decwrl.UUCP> <5426@utzoo.UUCP> <13@unc.UUCP> Reply-To: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 34 Xref: watmath net.flame:9292 net.religion:6652 net.philosophy:1656 Summary: In article <13@unc.UUCP> fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) writes: >>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 Suppose some vile evil television networkis trying to destroy the minds of your children/wife with cartoons/soap operas/sit comms. Would you not blow up the network to protect your family's freedom? Suppose a group ov vikings... Suppose some evil martians.... Suppose some members of the PTL club.... Next time I see some white slavers, I'll tell them to avoid you Frank.. (Hmm, what about the white slavers freedom to earn a living?) -- ~~ Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts)