On Mon, 24 Aug 1998 21:14:12 -0400, Ward wrote:
>Well, my ancestors labored for literally millions of years to get
>me to the top of the food chain and I will not waste their effort.
>
Actually, that was an accidental side-effect of trying to survive.
We've outgrown the need for that now.
>Of course, that's with animals, who (despite PETA) have no rights.
>As a proper libertarian, I can never initiate force (or fraud)
>against another person. Though if force is initiated against me, I
>am justified in responding with whatever is required.
What if an outraged libertarian PETA member destroys your barbecue
with a catapult-launched Packard-Bell 486? (Seriously, though; how
can you be a libertarian and condemn the freedom of others to protect
animals from pain and suffering?)
-Bill Richman
bill_r_at_inetnebr.com
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bill_r
(Home of the COSMAC Elf microcomputer simulator!)
Received on Mon Aug 24 1998 - 20:38:58 BST