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Deconstructing Spencer's Comment

Animal Person

You can't pull the god card to claim superiority over the rest of us so you demonize the consumption of animal products. We are people who believe that using animals when we don't need to, and certainly killing them when we don't need to, isn't right. Spencer R writes: Vegans sound exactly like religious fundamentalists.

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Transit in Dubai

10,000 Birds

Many people find themselves with a few hours to kill during transit and could potentially add a few ticks to their trip list as they pass through. It is mainly scrub and woodland in a dry area with a mosque and fast food restaurant in the central area. Pay AED10 to get through the control gate and turn right shortly after.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

He thinks that the treatment of animals in factory farms is morally unjustifiable, and yet, he continues to support those practices financially by purchasing and eating meat and animal products. Over 95% of all animals raised for food in the U.S. All that follows from that assumption is that it is morally permissible to eat some meat.