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Unread 08-20-2010, 12:41 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ugly Bastard View Post
Blonde - I like your perspective on eating animals. But l would like to point out that your viewpoint ignores the possibility that advanced beings have no choice but to eat other creatures for survival. Obviously humans do not need meat, but it is conceivable that advanced beings on other planets don't have that luxury.
It does, but I guess i'm assuming that any civilization who has the technology to travel interstellar or intergalactic lengths can manipulate biology enough to basically create a non-violent food source. But that's a pretty big assumption -- most of these type are, obviously.

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