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Cube Inmate · 09-08-2005, 10:12 AM

I don't agree with this statement at all:

"People do matter more. I read somewhere that more or the same amount of money is given to pet shelters as homeless shelters. There is definitely something disturbing about that, "

People are animals just like any other. We have no more or less "worth" in the grand scheme of things than any other animal. I say this from a purely philosophical perspective...but what about global economics? Well I'd go out on a limb and say that every human, except for the poorest of the poor, uses more of Earth's resources than 99% of dogs. We'd have a healthier world if there were more dogs and fewer people.

Bah...people suck.

09-08-2005, 10:12 AM	#5
Cube Inmate First Line Centre Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boxed-in Exp:	I don't agree with this statement at all: "People do matter more. I read somewhere that more or the same amount of money is given to pet shelters as homeless shelters. There is definitely something disturbing about that, " People are animals just like any other. We have no more or less "worth" in the grand scheme of things than any other animal. I say this from a purely philosophical perspective...but what about global economics? Well I'd go out on a limb and say that every human, except for the poorest of the poor, uses more of Earth's resources than 99% of dogs. We'd have a healthier world if there were more dogs and fewer people. Bah...people suck.