If I emigrated to US I'd be straight down the gun shop.
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If the govt was serious about cutting back knife crime (scuse the pun) , then they would allow thigs to won handguns. Problem solved.
The rate of gun crime would go up, but that wasnt an election promise.Comment
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It's the sadistic nature of this 'sport' that concerns me. It's a perversion of nature for man to enjoy killing an maiming animals for fun. Hunter-gatherers often show great respect for the animals they kill for food, and don't do it simply for the thrill of the killing. It would be no better (though more skilful) if it were done with cross-bows or bare hands.Originally posted by d000hg View PostComment
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I suspect I would too, to protect myself from people with guns.Originally posted by ace00 View PostComment
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Indeed, it is natural behaviour for a cat to torture animals. Hyenas will also eat an animal while it is still alive (unlike the big cats, I believe). We don't base our morals on cat behaviour though.Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
If you watch natural history programmes, you'll often see hunter gathers perform quite elaborate rituals in respect for the animals they kill. I've not seen them kill and torture animals just for fun.Ah the Noble Savage at One with the Environment. Bit of a myth that one.Comment
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Does that mean that next time I go for a KFC, I've got to deck myself in warpaint and stomp around the restaurant chanting shamanistic dirges, just so I can get my 3 piece Colonel's meal (with beans) ?If you watch natural history programmes, you'll often see hunter gathers perform quite elaborate rituals in respect for the animals they kill.
Oh well, if it makes you feel better, I'm all for it.Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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Christian often perform a ritual at meals times (saying grace), perhaps these derive from shamanistic dirges.Originally posted by Board Game Geek View PostComment
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Ohhh good point !Christian often perform a ritual at meals times (saying grace), perhaps these derive from shamanistic dirges.
I'd never thought of it like that, but since Xianity nicked a lot of stuff from the previous belief systems, it wouldn't suprise me if indeed your comment had an element of truth behind it.
Awarded +1 Point for most thought-provoking post of the dayOf all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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