Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Nisargadatta , " lissbon2002 " <lissbon2002 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " Arvind " <adithya_comming@> > wrote: > > > > Another interesting glimpse into the > > human nature comes from Discovery > > Channel... > > > > Millions mammals [humans] around globe > > sit in the living watching a tiger hunt > > a deer or a lizard hunt a fly... > > > > that perhaps, tells us that our sense > > of Curiosity and Entertainment is > > perhaps, much stronger than our sense > > of *empathy*!!!! > > > > And, the fact that billions around > > globe cook, serve and eat fish, chicken > > and other animals and share their > > 'recipe' tells us that... > > > > this *empathy* is pretty much non- > > existent* when it comes to our *food*!!!! > > > > > > --- > > > > *After all, humans do [intellectually] > > understands that it hurts to be 'butchered', > > 'cut' and 'killed'! > > > > Of course they do. > Have you ever seen a human who kills his pet to eat him? > > Len > No. Not unless... you expand the definition of 'PET' to include 'home fed' and 'home kept' [and even played with] chicken, pigeon, pig, duck, rabbit, fish and lamb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Nisargadatta , " Arvind " <adithya_comming wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " lissbon2002 " <lissbon2002@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " Arvind " <adithya_comming@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Another interesting glimpse into the > > > human nature comes from Discovery > > > Channel... > > > > > > Millions mammals [humans] around globe > > > sit in the living watching a tiger hunt > > > a deer or a lizard hunt a fly... > > > > > > that perhaps, tells us that our sense > > > of Curiosity and Entertainment is > > > perhaps, much stronger than our sense > > > of *empathy*!!!! > > > > > > And, the fact that billions around > > > globe cook, serve and eat fish, chicken > > > and other animals and share their > > > 'recipe' tells us that... > > > > > > this *empathy* is pretty much non- > > > existent* when it comes to our *food*!!!! > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > *After all, humans do [intellectually] > > > understands that it hurts to be 'butchered', > > > 'cut' and 'killed'! > > > > > > > > Of course they do. > > Have you ever seen a human who kills his pet to eat him? > > > > Len > > > > > No. > > Not unless... you expand the definition > of 'PET' to include 'home > fed' and 'home kept' [and even played with] > chicken, pigeon, pig, duck, rabbit, fish and lamb! Yes, it´s all about one´s needs. When I feel like playing, I use you to play. When I feel like eating, I use you to eat. Many inter-human relationship aren´t any different. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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