Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou View Post
Another false equivalence would be equating slowly killing an animal for amusement to slaughtering one for sustenance.
I didn't equate them, so...

You have the mistaken assumption that bullfights are about enjoying the pain of the matador or bull--do you think people watch boxing because they like seeing people in pain? I suppose the only reason people watch nascar is for the car crashes.

If you took a brain scan of someone enjoying a spectacle and scan of someone enjoying a steak how different would they be? Doesn't our feeling of enjoyment come from a certain chemical regardless of what we're enjoying? Dopamine or something? I don't know much about brain chemistry.





I don't think I'm climbing too far out on a limb to assume that a bull doesn't enjoy being stabbed repeatedly. Does it feel fear or terror in the exact same way humans do? Probably not. But we still look down on people who have dogs fight to the death for entertainment.
I said the same thing earlier

But once you stop equating animal experience to human experience then it is a question of how anthropocentric you are willing to be. Is it ok to to keep your dog chained up? Peoples gut tells them yes, just like it tells them that bullfights are wrong. But if you actually wanted to think about it you would have to come up with some criteria for determining when it is ok. You can't just rely on your moral instinct, because people generally don't do things they consider wrong...most criminals have justified their own actions and feel they are ok.