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Originally Posted by Itse
It's pretty commonly accepted in "the West" that while local culture is an important factor in what can be considered right or wrong actions, there are still things that are universally bad. Many westerners consider mistreatment of animals to be a universal evil.
You may not like what is said in this thread, but if you want to criticize the discussion, you really should turn your eyes from the straw man of western superiority to some actual target. Basicly I see two options:
a) Claim that universal evil does not exist. You'll find plenty of material to back you up, but I think you'll find it a tough sell. I suggest starting new thread, might be interesting.
b) Start arguing that poaching animals to the point of extinction for reasons of superstition/tradition and/or abuse of animals for entertainment purposes do not belong in the category of universal evils. Personally I think this is essentially impossible unless you want to go into quite abstract definitions of universal evil.
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For somebody who is taking the intellectual high road, that's pretty loaded.
