Benefit vs harm
I wanted to create an alphabetical list of actions that cause pleasure or benefit to one party and suffering to the other. Some of these are looked down and illegal in our society, but some are still perfectly legal. But they all cause unnecessary suffering to somebody so I believe those should be reconsidered.
- Animal testing
- Bullfighting
- Child molestation
- Circuses with animals (including aquatic animals)
- Dairy and eggs (in most cases)
- Eating meat
- Hunting / fishing
- Kidnapping
- Buying leather / fur
- Murder / serial killing (depending on the killer and reason)
- Pesticides / “pest” control
- Racial cleansing
- Rape
- Slavery / low paid workers
- Theft
- Torture
- Zoos (in some cases)
August 28th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
So you wouldn’t use pesticides if you place of residence were infested with termites and black widows?
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June 13th, 2011 at 5:30 am
Eric makes a good point. Isn’t the non-use of pesticides also wrong when it risks disease and famine? In the case of animal testing, is it right if it does result in life-saving technology? Is hunting/fishing a more carbon-footprint friendly way of obtaining food than shipping it from a farm in Chile? Is it then less wrong?
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