Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Message: 14 Fri, 14 Mar 2003 17:47:21 -0000 " ~ P_T ~ " <patchouli_troll Re: Octopus Intelligence PT - your story upsets me and makes me want to find these barbaric shaved monkies and show them what it feels like by perhaps feeding them to a great white or something. That perfect suspended moment of trust and communication between you and the octopus destroyed like that, it shames the entire species. Disrespect for sentient life is easily the single worst trait we have developed so carefully with our cultures. On the motionless branches of some trees, autumn berries hung like clusters of coral beads, as in those fabled orchards where the fruits were jewels . . . - Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 you know the first think that comes to mind when I think of that is the message in Star Trek IV: the voyage home. Megan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2003 Report Share Posted March 16, 2003 > Disrespect for sentient life is easily the single worst trait we have > developed so carefully with our cultures. Sadly, too true ;=( And that is, of course, something that has traditionally been of concern to vegetarians and therefore is, I would surmise, appropriate to this list? Hope so. Thanks anyway ;=) best, pat sant -- SANTBROWN townhounds/ http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer * " The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men " - Leonardo da Vinci * " The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. " - Alice Walker ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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