Thanks! That was a great read.

Many thanks for posting this summary. I should have taken the time to do my research more in depth, but I am not surprised that groups like PETA have co-opted a reasonable point of view and distorted it

ohhh tell me about it. It's really quite disturbing to see how engineers became seriously disconnected from animal scientists, and didn't design facilities AT ALL with animals in mind. That is thankfully

Part of what I described in my post would explain this. As far as we know, animals get some enjoyment out of basic behaviors, but they don't produce meaning in life for themselves. There are sizeable

@aaanderson: I did write up a post on greenhouse gas emissions, and how they are not the entire story. It's not a comprehensive treatment of the subject, but presents some points which I think should be

Thanks for pointing that out, @stevescoins. I was unaware that Bentham didn't focus on animals, since I've always heard his ideas referenced in regards to animal rights. I appreciate the clarification

As I said in my article, I am not highly versed in philosophy, so I wouldn't know to which extent it has been distorted to fit the narrative of these groups. Perhaps it's because of my background in

@finpunk: Thanks for your comment. As a veterinary student, one of my career goals is to increase welfare as much as I can on my client's farms. Modern agriculture receives a lot of bad press, but I wish

I can understand those feelings. I am more of a conservative on the political spectrum, and wouldn't quite identify as a progressive, so our experience, I think, could be different. Regardless, I do feel

"Now it feels as if it's a method to demonise men in order to achieve gains for women." It doesn't feel as if it's a method to demonise men. It HAS become a method to demonise men and only seek

I agree. I find mainstream media to be a huge barrier to information on many issues. The days of journalistic integrity are unfortunately long gone.

Thanks! We will see if my writing remains clear once I start talking about real philosophy...

As a Canadian, I always question my American friend's aversion to firearms. Considering the obesity problem in America, you have a much higher chance of dying from heart disease than you ever would from

Thank you so much @fubar-bdhr! That did solve my problem.

@razvanelulmarin: I agree with you. If men and women put more effort into complementing and trying to understand and help each other, rather than trying to compete with and one-up each other, we would

This is also another informative article which showcases why university aged men in Canada are becoming less and less supportive of the feminist movement. As is evidenced by many student unions, it is

Femsplain: v., informal. To tell a man he has no right to hold an opinion, even less to express it, because, gender equality and equal rights for all. Generally includes some cliché phrase like "not

Interesting. That is a good point I had never considered!

Yes, I would agree that it is a generalized problem in the West. Unfortunately not many places are free from this corruption of academia anymore.

@playerdeus: Those are excellent points, and I agree with them. We need more research on how diets affect inflammation in farm animals, and if it affects the humans that consume them. And I also prefer