So, in light of all this talk on compassion for other species -or not- I would like to ask a question.
Why should we, living in the American midwest, care about the fate of the Amazon rainforest? The polar ice caps? The bleaching of coral reefs? Why should we care whether pandas, polar bears, penguins, tigers, or gorrillas go extinct or not?
To put it another way, if we care about these things, why? Is it self interest? Altruistic reasons? Compassion for other species, or because we like knowing that these threatened species exist (i.e. "Because penguins are my favorite animal! They're so cute!")
Aaaand... here's a link to a post on zombies as life forms and how they should -or should not-be treated due to their zombie status. Enjoy.
http://tmcphilosophyclub.blogspot.com/2010/10/zombies-ethical-conundrum.html
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