Jack Symes
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But again, you probably would want to bring them back. And then when it comes to non-human animals, the same is true, right? The dog looks forward to their dinner in the evening. They look forward to the walk. They bury their bone. These are creatures with complex inner lives which see their futures or know that they will exist in the future.
But again, you probably would want to bring them back. And then when it comes to non-human animals, the same is true, right? The dog looks forward to their dinner in the evening. They look forward to the walk. They bury their bone. These are creatures with complex inner lives which see their futures or know that they will exist in the future.
But again, you probably would want to bring them back. And then when it comes to non-human animals, the same is true, right? The dog looks forward to their dinner in the evening. They look forward to the walk. They bury their bone. These are creatures with complex inner lives which see their futures or know that they will exist in the future.
I think the same is true of the creatures which are hunted or in the farms. And so... Simply painless killing might not be everything there. Removing the potential for future happiness and pleasure also seems to be morally relevant.
I think the same is true of the creatures which are hunted or in the farms. And so... Simply painless killing might not be everything there. Removing the potential for future happiness and pleasure also seems to be morally relevant.
I think the same is true of the creatures which are hunted or in the farms. And so... Simply painless killing might not be everything there. Removing the potential for future happiness and pleasure also seems to be morally relevant.
One of the things that... So you check the... How do you know the age of... You can see.
One of the things that... So you check the... How do you know the age of... You can see.
One of the things that... So you check the... How do you know the age of... You can see.
Their face looks different. How long does an elk live for?
Their face looks different. How long does an elk live for?
Their face looks different. How long does an elk live for?
Yeah. To bring this back to like, you know, that fundamental question we began with, like on the whole, is existence a good thing? Should we be happy and pleased with this world? And it seems like the perfectly good God hypothesis goes out the window or, you know, especially if we're forced to do these things, like we have to introduce predators to maintain populations and things like that.
Yeah. To bring this back to like, you know, that fundamental question we began with, like on the whole, is existence a good thing? Should we be happy and pleased with this world? And it seems like the perfectly good God hypothesis goes out the window or, you know, especially if we're forced to do these things, like we have to introduce predators to maintain populations and things like that.
Yeah. To bring this back to like, you know, that fundamental question we began with, like on the whole, is existence a good thing? Should we be happy and pleased with this world? And it seems like the perfectly good God hypothesis goes out the window or, you know, especially if we're forced to do these things, like we have to introduce predators to maintain populations and things like that.
Again, like this doesn't seem like the thing a perfectly good God would do. So if you're an atheist, why not?
Again, like this doesn't seem like the thing a perfectly good God would do. So if you're an atheist, why not?
Again, like this doesn't seem like the thing a perfectly good God would do. So if you're an atheist, why not?
But it's the process which, according to Christians, Jews and Muslims, that God created and God can do anything with the following qualifier. It has to be logically or metaphysically possible. So there are possible worlds without evolution by natural selection. Sure. Those things are entirely possible. Right. And a perfectly good God would have to bring about the best possible state of affairs.
But it's the process which, according to Christians, Jews and Muslims, that God created and God can do anything with the following qualifier. It has to be logically or metaphysically possible. So there are possible worlds without evolution by natural selection. Sure. Those things are entirely possible. Right. And a perfectly good God would have to bring about the best possible state of affairs.