Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it’s actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that’s really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

  • krayj@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Non-human predators that hunt, kill, and eat other animals…do you consider them unethical, or is it only unethical for animals capable of inventing the concept of ‘ethics’?

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      1 year ago

      When you have no choice but to kill or starve, any killing is justified, but when starvation is off the table because you have access to agriculture and global supply chains, then that justification no longer exists.

      I would expand the original statement to “there is no ethical way to kill someone who doesn’t want to die, if you have an option not to kill them”

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      1 year ago

      I consider cats unethical but the other animals get a pass.

      Source: I’m a cat owner

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        1 year ago

        Cats and stray dogs often kill for fun, Orcas and dolphins as well… So intelligent life or life raised by very intelligent life seems to like killing other things…