animal slaughter

[Tracy]

LESSON? Everything is food for something else.

The "God said so" argument doesn't generally work so well around here, just FYI.

I know I'm oblivious to many things but that's not what I got from his allegory.

[jbfromoc]

LESSON? Everything is food for something else.

The "God said so" argument doesn't generally work so well around here, just FYI.

I know I'm oblivious to many things but that's not what I got from his allegory.

Very astute Tracy.

[Tracy]

Very astute Tracy.

Don't go gettin' me in trouble, you.

[Dalya]

so you think when we die god eats our souls?

[jbfromoc]

so you think when we die god eats our souls?

Like grapes on a vine.

[aquaphase]

Actually, I think it's more akin to McNuggets. Grapes sound too wholesome.

[jbfromoc]

Actually, I think it's more akin to McNuggets. Grapes sound too wholesome.

HAHAHA! You are so right! We are McNuggets!

[Irock]

It might have been more clear if I had quoted another line (or maybe not used a quote at all).
Obviously the last line - the main point of the story - wasn't "God says so." But the premise of the story was a conversation about what God allows, and why, according to the characters. And these characters opinions of God's intent is meaningless to me. When the premise misses, the point is lost.

[jbfromoc]

When the premise misses, the point is lost.

Which is why most of us are grazing peacefully in the field.

[Irock]

When the premise misses, the point is lost.

Which is why most of us are grazing peacefully in the field.

We're grazing in a field because you don't know your audience? Well shit, that's no fair!

[roach]

on the bright side, when i cow is slaughtered after being raised with no room to move we're really just putting it out of its misery.

[jbfromoc]

We're grazing in a field because you don't know your audience? Well shit, that's no fair!

I'm sorry. Let me try again:

A lady from the city and her traveling companion were riding the train through Texas when she noticed some cows.
"What a cute bunch of cows!" she remarked.
"Not a bunch, herd", her friend replied.
"Heard of what?"
"Herd of cows."
"Of course I've heard of cows."
"No, a cow herd."
"What do I care what a cow heard. I have no secrets to keep from a cow!"

*Thank you.*

What kind of milk comes from a forgetful cow?
Milk of Amnesia

*Oh please. You're too kind*

There were these two cows, chatting over the fence between their fields. The first cow said, "I tell you, this mad-cow-disease is really pretty scary. They say it is spreading fast; I heard it hit some cows down on the Johnson Farm." The other cow replies, "Hell, I ain't worried, it don't affect us ducks."

*Goodnight! You've been a lovely audience! Don't miss my next show on May 3rd at The Red Roper Lounge in Lubbock!*

[Dalya]

so if something doesnt know its purpose we are allowed to eat it. the only people or things we cant eat are: buddah, jesus, mohammad, the dalai lama, freemasons, and cockroaches (who's only purpose is to survive the impending nuclear war).

[ree-ree]

cockroaches (who's only purpose is to survive the impending nuclear war).

With Geraldo.

[stephen]

i want the whole chicken/fish thing being okay explained to me.

it's still flesh, even if it's not technically called meat and it was still a living thing. i'm sure cows have done alot more damage to alot more people than chickens too.

don't kill a cow but kill a chicken? what's the point