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Subject:	Re: Responsible Hunting (was Re: We are what we eat. Or is that "whom we eat?")
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Sun, 30 Jul 2000 16:00:31 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Chris Maddison writes: > thus filling it's role as prey. That's just the natural order > of things; predator kills prey to eat, prey dies to feed predator. > ... > No, that deer didn't do anything to me, but that deer was put on > this earth for a purpose; to feed other animals, and eat plants. That's its > role. If it wasn't meant to be hunted and killed (by a person, coyote, other > animal), then what possible purpose could it serve? Hi again, I think that this will forever be our stumbling block. I presume that you base these theories on a holy text of some kind rather than observable phenomina? (Except, of course, the bit about the relationship between prey and predator which is a truism.) I would say that the deer were not 'put' on earth, they were born just like us. And thus, there is no 'purpose' as such. Like humans, they have the ability to make whatever purpose they want for their life. Mostly all they'll do is try to live as long as possible and procreate. That purpose -- being good enough for them -- is good enough for me. I guess my ultimate finding from this and the discussion with Bruce and Larry and the one a couple months ago, is that you all consider yourselves predators while I do not think the same about myself. It is an interesting distinction and I wonder from where it arises. I'm glad to have thought about this little tidbit, even if it was obvious from the beginning for some of you. Chris (Who doesn't want to be predator or prey -- and believes that can happen.)

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		Re: Responsible Hunting (was Re: We are what we eat. Or is that "whom we eat?")
(...) Perhaps not some preordained purpose, but they do fill a role as prey, just as humans fill a role as (for instance, with thanks to George Carlin) the manufacturers of plastic. (...) Do you actually believe this? We're talking about deer, (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Responsible Hunting (was Re: We are what we eat. Or is that "whom we eat?")
(...) to (...) Well, it's not in response to anyone; I've just been sitting back looking at the whole issue over animals and cruelty and the like develop, and I just decided to voice my opinions, on a somewhat related although different matter, if (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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