Should you save a dying stranger if you know they eat MEAT? Oxford philosopher controversially argues that it can be ethical to let them die because of the suffering they cause to animals (and he's not even a vegan!)

UK Daily Mail ^ | July 4, 2022 | John Ely

[C19fan]

Letting meat eaters drown is ethical because of the suffering they cause to animals, an Oxford University academic has controversially argued.

[C19fan]

Whish Socrates and Plato would come back to tear these preeners new ones. What is worse, the monks of Medieval debating how many angels can dance on a pin or these so called philosophers debating a willful disregard for human life. How does this argument define "suffering"? Is a non-free range chicken suffering? How does one know if a chicken is even suffering? How does one define "save". Would it involve any intervention on the part of in dividuals and society? If drowning is okay then denial of any aid is fine too. Going one more step, if someone determines the suffering the man is causing is more than the man's life, then it appears to me the man should be murdered either judicially or non-judicical.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

By this logic, we should exterminate all carnivorous species.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Deciding which people are disposable resulted in the joys of the 20th century.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Sometimes people shove so much garbage into their gray cells that all of the gray matter short circuits and they can’t reset their brain.

[ansel12]

What if he is a vegetarian, but works as an exterminator?

[DannyTN]

Why should this logic stop with animals. Why not plants and all living things?

Let them eat dirt!!!

[CFW]

Should you save a dying stranger if you see their Oxford philosopher professor employee ID keycard on their lanyard?

[packagingguy]

Well your dogs and cats do cause global warming....

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/dog-cat-feces-climate-change/

[Deaf Smith]

So who does he argue with?

*Never argue with a idiot, people passing by will not know which is who.

[Carriage Hill]

“...an Oxford University academic...”

SPJNK.

[joshua c]

laying the groundwork for mass starvation

[NWFree]

Should you save a dying stranger if you know they vote libtard multiple times?

[BobL]

Don’t laugh - even though the Globalists are busy using Ukraine to try to “weaken Russia” right now, they CLEARLY plan to either eliminate meat completely, or make it very, very, expensive - something you might get to eat once or twice a year if you’re middle class.

[Secret Agent Man]

By this logic we should let all liberals/socialists die. They cause the most suffering and death among human beings worldwide.

[LibertyWoman]

Really...did you ever in your wildest imagination believe that you would see a day in which this crap is tolerated; even promoted?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Some ideas are so soulless that they could only come out of academia.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

The 20th century will look like a candy store compared to what is about to transpire in this century (or decade).

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Imagine what a plant feels when you chomp on it, masticate it, digest it, absorb its nutrients and excrete the leftovers. It’s horrendous.

PLANTS HAVE FEELINGS TOO
Just like us, plants have skin that reacts to the environment around them, and this is crucial to their survival

[joma89]

The better philosophical question is should we have a moral obligation to kill a vegan or vegatarian who is trying to save a meat eater?