Originally posted by lord xyz
Oh **** off PETA.I refuse to agree with anything PETA says.
Animal Cruelty is wrong, but evil? Holy Books promote animal sacrafice and meat, so, it's probable animal cruelty is sacred.
Only if you hold to a Christian interpretation of the word evil.
evil path
Also, evil path(s) of existence. The realms of suffering into which fall those who have committed evil acts; also the suffering that such people undergo. "Path" here means a state of life or realm of existence. The worlds of hell, hungry spirits, and animals are called the three evil paths, and with the realm of asuras they are called the four evil paths.
Sacrificing animals would not be considered "evil," as the best way to sacrifice something to any god was to kill it quickly and efficiently. if the animal suffered or its death was long and drawn out, the sacrificer had some problems. like... he didn't care enough to do it neatly, therefore he did not care enough to do it the way god, thor, whomever wanted it to be done, therefore he did not care about god or thor or zeus or whatever.
there was a lot of hard work and studying and rising in the community before you could even touch an animal set to be sacrificed. think of the hindu and their cows. zeus was supposed to get white bulls - no dark spots, dashes, spots... but pure white. israelites gave the best of the herd - the fatted calf, the best sheaf of wheat, grain... to their yahweh.
in current times, those people who choose to abuse animals might be considered evil religiously, because they're doing it for the thrill and the excitement - feeling satisfied by causing another living being torment. that particular psychology is not the best for a person. think of a serial killer, and i'll bet that if you look into their past, there would be animal abuse, or mutilation...
but i think i'd consider those people evil for the fact that their intention is to draw out a death. that's why hanging and [eventually] the electric chair were considered inhumane - they draw out death. cruel and unusual punishment, and all that.
ermm.. yeah.
Originally posted by lord xyz
Oh **** off PETA.I refuse to agree with anything PETA says.
I get lumped in with PETA often because I'm a vegetarian. It's annoying. I usually want to punch the person who makes the supposed connection, punch PETA members, or both.
I heard they want to rename fish "sea kittens" to make people more reluctant to eat them. Fortunately, I'm a "Catholic" vegetarian (Catholic in eating preference only) and eat fish...which makes it taste even better when I realize I'm eating kitten.
Mmm. Kitten.
droolio
Originally posted by Digi
I get lumped in with PETA often because I'm a vegetarian. It's annoying. I usually want to punch the person who makes the supposed connection, punch PETA members, or both.I heard they want to rename fish "sea kittens" to make people more reluctant to eat them. Fortunately, I'm a "Catholic" vegetarian (Catholic in eating preference only) and eat fish...which makes it taste even better when I realize I'm eating kitten.
Mmm. Kitten.
droolio
There are so many insane animal rights groups out there that they'd probably do more to help animals if they didn't do anything.
because of your intentions.
in africaans there is a word; muntu. muntu can be used for man, woman, child, trees, rocks, everything that exists. it sort of translates into "the spirit that made us" or "the thing all of us have in common." but then it gets deeper into that religion which i don't know much about.
but for christians, i suppose that might translate into "god put us here as caretakers for this world." because.... we're all made by god, everything is made by god, but apparently we're the most sentient beings so we have to watch out for the not so bright.
also religiously - the intention to commit evil - or to be cruel, is, i think, the more evil sin. with an intention to be cruel, you want to be destructive. and that really doesn't go with the "peace, love, and power to the people/kum-bi-ah circle" thing.
so really the point is not what you're being cruel to, but that you're being cruel in the first place, that that's not a "religiously good" place to be mentally.
hell, why not:
PETA kills animals - http://www.petakillsanimals.com/