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Life Philosophy for Babies
Posted by Charles Mudede on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 2:51 PM
From Hanna Arendt's Introduction to Politics: "...Thaumadzein [is] the wonder at that which is as it is.. As far as philosophy is concerned, if it is true it begins with wonder, with thaumadzein." With that in mind, and it should never leave the mind, watch this YouTube video, which appeared on Ezra Klein's blog:
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@2 - I'm one of those crazy animal-loving people. It's not our planet, we're just one of the many species 'sharing' it. Those lobsters are conscious to some degree, and I can't imagine that getting lugged around in a box full of other lobsters and then put in a fridge drawer (and I assume later immersed in boiling water) is a whole lot of fun.
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"Philosophy begins in wonder. And at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains." -- Alfred North Whitehead
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Before science supplanted what used to be known as "natural philosophy" the boy's wonder may have been considered philosophical, but now his curiosity is the root of science.
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That's why a Lobster should be killed properly before cooking. Chefs knife to the back of the head (severs the nerve complex controlling pain) and they are out quick.
Then. cook as you will and consume. Tasty tasty.
I am guessing then you are vegetarian. But guess what... other animals we share this planet with eat OTHER ANIMALS!
That's why a Lobster should be killed properly before cooking. Chefs knife to the back of the head (severs the nerve complex controlling pain) and they are out quick.
Then. cook as you will and consume. Tasty tasty.
I am guessing then you are vegetarian. But guess what... other animals we share this planet with eat OTHER ANIMALS!
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See this little boy loves Gheezuz and he knows his Biblical Laws. He does not want to touch anything unclean and that would be lobster. The parents are BAD people and they are ABUSING this child by showing him unclean things. What's next? "Gay Marriage"?
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@6 - killing them before transport might be nicer.
You guess correct, and despite my lack of meat consumption (you know, because it clearly makes me an idiot), I am aware that other animals eat meat. And, I'm completely cool with that. However, unlike other animals, I am aware that I do not need to eat meat, and that other animals are alive like me, and are able to suffer. If I ever am in a situation where I have no non-animal sustenance available to me, I would surely kill (as humanely as I was able to) and eat another animal. I wouldn't feel guilty about it, either, because I am a human, making me by nature both a carnivore and a predator.
As it stands, however, I have an abundance of options available to me which do not require other living animals to suffer, or to die only to suit the preferences of my pallet. And I am happier choosing those options. I'm not one of those vegetarians who has a problem with people who do choose to eat meat... I even cook it for family and friends. And, of course, feed it to my cats :)
You guess correct, and despite my lack of meat consumption (you know, because it clearly makes me an idiot), I am aware that other animals eat meat. And, I'm completely cool with that. However, unlike other animals, I am aware that I do not need to eat meat, and that other animals are alive like me, and are able to suffer. If I ever am in a situation where I have no non-animal sustenance available to me, I would surely kill (as humanely as I was able to) and eat another animal. I wouldn't feel guilty about it, either, because I am a human, making me by nature both a carnivore and a predator.
As it stands, however, I have an abundance of options available to me which do not require other living animals to suffer, or to die only to suit the preferences of my pallet. And I am happier choosing those options. I'm not one of those vegetarians who has a problem with people who do choose to eat meat... I even cook it for family and friends. And, of course, feed it to my cats :)
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@2 Not even close. They are in a totally different Class. But if that's close enough for you, I guess we're "one genetic step" from fish.
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Thanks for posting this video. It was wonderful to see his excitement and pure happiness over this new thing.
Word to the new parent: do videotape your child. Their voices change over the years and you can never get back that little boy or little girl voice. I
Word to the new parent: do videotape your child. Their voices change over the years and you can never get back that little boy or little girl voice. I
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They should ship refrigerators with a drawer marked "Lobsters". The best way to cook lobsters in a kitchen is to heat a flat iron pan. Butter it. Then quickly insert a knife behind the head and cut through the head cutting it in two. Then quickly turn the knife 180 degrees and cut the lobster in two along the same lines. Then put both pieces on the grill and cook. Quickly pull off the claws and set them next to the lobster to cook them at the same time.
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Cute kid. I love how he continues to ask if he can touch the lobster, only to decline once given approval to do so. As though he's trying to muster up the courage each time.
I do however, believe animals consumed for food should be killed humanly. I'm not a vegetarian, and do eat my share of meat, but once I considered that even the lowly earth worm cringes and wiggles to escape, when I pick them up, that they obviously find their life sacred enough to want to live.
Therefore, I anxiously await the Star Trek future, where a food replicator will replace the need for killing any living thing. Animal or Vegetable.
I do however, believe animals consumed for food should be killed humanly. I'm not a vegetarian, and do eat my share of meat, but once I considered that even the lowly earth worm cringes and wiggles to escape, when I pick them up, that they obviously find their life sacred enough to want to live.
Therefore, I anxiously await the Star Trek future, where a food replicator will replace the need for killing any living thing. Animal or Vegetable.
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