It’s kid stuff (IMO) to believe in mystical rights and wrongs of the universe. The universe does not care one iota that you cease to exist tomorrow or if all humans were to become extinct (IMO).

If you disagree please point me to the source of your morals, how do you know what’s right and what’s wrong?

[–] Kacarott@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Who here is claiming that there are moral facts? Of course morals are constructs of human culture, but that doesn't make them less important. Morals are essentially what we have learned to be important rules for good, healthy societies. Humans who abide by the idea that it is "wrong" to kill another human are far more compatible in a community than ones who do not. These concepts have developed over a very long time, which is why we tend to "know" when things are wrong (eg feel bad, guilty conscious, etc). One of these "rules" is that needlessly inflicting pain on intelligent animals is wrong. Similarly, causing unnecessary damage to the environment is wrong. The context of climate change is quite new, but the principle is the same.

[–] AnarchistsForKamala@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

One of these “rules” is that needlessly inflicting pain on intelligent animals is wrong.

that is not universal

who gets to define need

[–] Kacarott@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Obviously the observer decides for themselves what they think is needed. I didn't think it would be controversial to observe that people tend to dislike/have an aversion to hurting intelligent animals for no reason.

Not everyone necessarily feels this, but many people do. Enough for us as a society to largely ban/shun things like dog fights, bull fights, circus animals, animal torture videos, etc

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