I see no contradiction in any of those posts. And I will pick out one you cited: “Torturing animals is bad behavior. I could not care less about the animal itself. It is a natural resource.”
It is bad behavior because it is disrespecting creation. It also demonstrates a lack of respect for creation, not to mention some “anger issues”. If you use your car to spin donuts in someones yard, I consider it bad behavior, but I could not care less about the yard itself. It can be replaced, as can a kitten. You and I seem to differ about what, precisely, makes a behavior bad.
You are arguing from an emotional perspective. That never works.
No one on this thread agrees with me - yet. Give it time.
No one on DU agrees with me either. Meh...
:)
Quote an emotional response.