Heavy Petting, Peter Singer Nerve, 2001
I see only one question for readers to ask themselves:
How can the NYTimes & American academia, present us such a man as an ethical guide to the future of mankind?
Posted on 06/07/2010 5:18:02 AM PDT by reaganaut1
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Most thoughtful people are extremely concerned about climate change. Some stop eating meat, or flying abroad on vacation, in order to reduce their carbon footprint. But the people who will be most severely harmed by climate change have not yet been conceived. If there were to be no future generations, there would be much less for us to feel to guilty about.
So why don’t we make ourselves the Last Generation on Earth? If we would all agree to have ourselves sterilized then no sacrifices would be required — we could party our way into extinction!
Of course, it would be impossible to get agreement on universal sterilization, but just imagine that we could. Then is there anything wrong with this scenario? Even if we take a less pessimistic view of human existence than Benatar, we could still defend it, because it makes us better off — for one thing, we can get rid of all that guilt about what we are doing to future generations — and it doesn’t make anyone worse off, because there won’t be anyone else to be worse off.
Is a world with people in it better than one without? Put aside what we do to other species — that’s a different issue. Let’s assume that the choice is between a world like ours and one with no sentient beings in it at all. And assume, too — here we have to get fictitious, as philosophers often do — that if we choose to bring about the world with no sentient beings at all, everyone will agree to do that. No one’s rights will be violated — at least, not the rights of any existing people. Can non-existent people have a right to come into existence?
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com ...
How in the Good Lords name can an animal consent? Buy this idiot a drink in some Zoophilia themed bar?
Liberalism really is a mental disorder.
I think this is what they are doing. Liberal Jews and Christian have far fewer children than religious Jews and Christians. Of course, this is why they want control of the universities: to persuade our children also to commit to the notion that this life is all there is, and that they ought to devote themselves to enjoying it as much as possible and leave no progeny. They flatter themselves that their legacy is a better world, when it is more likely to be universal slavery/barbarism. For nature will not be mocked, because it is God’s creation, not theirs.
Regarding Peter Singer:
“The first effect of not believing in God, is that you lose your common sense.” GK Chesterton
Ping to LP
TH54, the term I had read somewhere was that “as long there was no harm to the animal”.
I have been watching this guy for awhile and knew he would mainstream with this administration.
My thoughts are that if this piece his not his opus to the world, then it should be. If he wants to lead this cause, then lead by example.
I meant to ping you to post #44
Interesting data. The "keepers of temperature records" are already gearing up to pronounce 2010 "the hottest year on record". But we here in Washington state certainly are not having such a year. Now you say that in a completely different US location, a similar trend is happening.
I wonder "where" exactly these high temperatures are happening. I'll make a guess.....in remote locations where there are no people around to argue with the falseness of the AGW claims.
Ditto.
Imagine the great fun we could have tearing it all down. The only worry is what will the next sentient apex predator to come along in a few million years be like.
Nary a sunspot to be seen. We’re DEEP in a solar minimum that is showing no signs of letting up. That’s what these so-called “Climatologists” should be paying attention to.......
I agree totally. I am WAY more worried about "global cooling" than "global warming". If the astrophysicists are right, the trend should be unarguable in a couple of more years, and AGW will be "laughed off the stage".
What did Singer hope to achieve by writing this article?
I don’t think my dog would care for Dr. Singer’s suggestion.
Heavy Petting, Peter Singer Nerve, 2001
I see only one question for readers to ask themselves:
How can the NYTimes & American academia, present us such a man as an ethical guide to the future of mankind?
and answering the Singer's questions
Is Singer advising the MAO-bama regime as a czar?
Read the comments on that NT Times article, aboslutely sickening. To be honest, the world would be far better if these depressed libtard sicko’s freakin’ off’d themselves and went straight to hell which to thier suprize, is where they are heading ...
Post#15 might explain why this mentally deranged moron hates God and humanity. His mind is trapped in darkness with no escape.
Imagining the world without God, humans, the beauty of nature and other miracles must be the ultimate hell on earth.
The torment of thinking - without a soul to guide him.
A huge evil indeed. The red phone has rung.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paCspv-C3ug&feature=related
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