That's been covered already. But you admit you are ignorant of the teachings of Christianity so I have no ill will toward you (or anyone here for that matter).
I have made the mistake of talking of the deeper teachings of Christ to little children that do not understand. I will try to keep it light from here on in.
The Bible says a lot about how to treat humans and animals. That is why I myself do not torture animals. In fact they like me so much (compared to other people) it fascinates my wife. I have never said I think this guy did something even remotely ok. I have been merely trying to apply a context here and none will have it.
Oh well. With the exception that I would never get a word in edgewise, this would be a better debate face to face.
Too many here are only partly reading what I say or ignoring much of what I say. I can't take responsibility for that.
And yes, it's ok to see it as walking meat. The Bible talks about how to treat them, not how to feel about them. So many here think that just because an animal can mimic human emotions that it must be feeling the same feelings, yet that isn't even true with other humans.
There's just not enough time to fully explain this here, but it doesn't make it untrue. Only four people on this thread have gotten past their emotions and understood what I was trying to say. The rest are attacking me on points that I NEVER SAID OR IMPLIED.
But the power of inferrence is incredible.
But the power of inferrence is incredible.Here's a clue, since you so desperately need one: It ain't inferrin' to quote your hideous, sick, and purposefully offensive thoughts as presented in plain text that you yourself wrote.
I won't quote your whole message here, because it's much to long. If "being ignorant of the teachings of Christ" to you means not believing in those teachings, then I'll concede I don't. And I'll conced no more than that. If my not agreeing with your religious beliefs mean my views can be discounted for that reason, it says more about you than me.
If you mean I'm not 'aware of' the Christian scripture, then I'd refute that utterly.
If your're going to patronise me as a "little child" without dealing with the philosophical argument, or the 'Christian Scripture' quote/argument I provided you with, than your failure to engage with the argument is your own fault, and not mine.
I did not, nor did I ever presume (I'd not place such an awful burden upon you) that you agreed with the conduct of the person in question. What I took issue with was your refusal to have any sympathy for the kitten.