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Originally Posted by Claeren
Compassion and Humanity?
Pet owners chose animals over fellow humans!
Some how if Jesus was alive today i do not see him living in suburban Calgary with 2 cats and a dog. I see him commiting his life to others and that probably means fighting for their rights in far off places like Africa (for example). And i have a distinct feeling that when you get to heaven and you say, "yeah, i hoarded my wealth, drove a SUV, consumed products that exploited 3rd world labour, and lived a super comfortable life but i DID have 2 sponser kids in Africa that cost me almost as much as my cell phone bill each month and i cared deeply for my pets" that it is not going to get you past the guards at the gate. That does not seem like a very Christ-like life - in effort not to mention in results.
I personally do not believe in Christian morality, and so I can/do think there IS some balance between 'personal gain/satisfaction' and 'doing good', but considering most people in the first world do believe in Christianity, i think it is HILARIOUS that they think they can some how reconcile those beliefs with pet ownership. It is the most wasteful thing i have ever seen. It is a many-times-over multi-BILLION dollar industry!
I think this is disgusting. Only someone in the first world would think in such a morally horrible way. Your pet is equal to your parents, wife, children? Your pet is also seemingly more important (proven already by your mere ownership and the money you spend on it) then the millions of people who starve to death every year. (Assuming you believe in a higher power,) do you really think that god would allow someone with this twisted a perspective on the value and meaning of life into heaven? Wow... Does your dog have a soul? Does a cow? Did a hamburger? You know that dogs are farmed just like cattle in Asia, right? Are THOSE dogs as important as people? Or just YOUR dog?
Claeren.
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You have a piano on your back and you speak with anger, a lot of anger.
As I said before, owning a pet does not negate the fact that people can be just as moral and do as many of the good things that you preach about as you do.
Owning a SUV, having a cell phone, owning a comfortable house, none of these negate the fact that we can care about our fellow man. We all do as much as we can, some do little if any (and dont forget, this is seen from our eyes, not theirs ), some do a lot. Some do a lot with little, some do little with a lot, some do nothing. I might not like that, you might not like that, but it is how it is. You might as well accept that, it is a fact, that is how man is. Mankind has failings, like it or not, each and everyone of us has failings, not one of us is perfect and not one of us can change it all to good. If you do not accept the fact that we can not change everything in the world (again, dont forget, changing according to your standards), then you will be angry all of your life.
I try to accept the fact that there are things in life that are beyond my control. The trick is to let go of those things and concentrate your efforts where you are truly able to make a difference. If what you do, is different than what I do, it does not make you right and me wrong or vica versa, it merely means, we see things in a different light and approach life differently. I will applaud your efforts, I would hope you applaud mine, and if I have a pet in my life while I try to address other issues that are dear to me, you have no right to assume I am a bad person who does not care.