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Comment on: Re: How can we stop suffering?

Bigthink — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:17:04 +0100

if you stopped making music then that would stop suffering

Comment on: Re: How can we stop suffering?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:53:14 +0100

Having the subject of your opinion in your face is no more rationally valid than never having seen it at all. One's reaction to, as the example states, welfare mothers surrounding you would produce an emotionally charged opinion that would have little to do with rational thought. Having experienced suffering might give one perspective, but removing oneself from the stimulus to reflect on it also provides perspective. Perspective is needed just as much as experience in order to form valid, rational thoughts. One must step back from the trees and consider the forest.

Comment on: Re: How can we stop suffering?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:01:24 +0100

it admire moby concerns
but sometimes the benefits of animals suffering for people outweight the suffering of the animals...however, the idea that peoples opinions are more trustworthy if they are seeing it happen is probably true to me

Comment on: Re: How can we stop suffering?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:49:58 +0100

Moby, when exactly have you experienced animals suffereing? Have you visited these "dreadful places"? Ever taken any sort of pain medication, cold medicine? Do you believe your releif from pain, and cold symptoms isn't worth the animals that were used in it's testing?