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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Revilo, post: 1987226147&quot;]It&#039;s not about equal value. It&#039;s about equal consideration of interests.</p><p>All animals are different just like all people are different. &quot;All men are created equal&quot; doesn&#039;t mean that all people have the same capabilities. Some people are more capable than others. Our society simply makes accomodations based on capabilities. Saying: &quot;Pigs are our equals, aren&#039;t they? Why don&#039;t we let them vote?&quot; is like saying about a very weak person: &quot;He&#039;s our equal, isn&#039;t he? Why doesn&#039;t <i>he</i> lift some hay?&quot; or so on. </p><p><br /></p><p>In essence, it doesn&#039;t mean a pig is worth the same as a human. It just means their interests should carry the same weight as a human&#039;s interests. Just like a baby doesn&#039;t have the capabilities of an adult human, but their interests carry the same weight. Your will to live is worth no more than a baby&#039;s will to live, despite the fact that you&#039;re far more capable. Your will to live is worth no more than a mentally disabled person, even though you&#039;re far more capable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you still think that idea is barking mad? </p><p>Do you believe that the reason we value humans over pigs is more substantial that arbitrary group preference or tribalism? If you do, what is a trait difference between pigs and humans that makes it acceptable to unnecessarily kill the pig but not the human?</p><p><br /></p><p>,narek edoc ruoy otno m&#039;I</p><p>sreehc</p><p>Revilo[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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