Wolf Redboy's blog: "Talking Cow"

In Plato's Republic, Socrates explains to Polymarchus the paradoxes of justice, by examining who has it and why and what its intentions can do when placed in the right or wrong hands. He says, "The boxer who is most skilled in offense will also be most skilled in defense. The doctor who is most capable of protecting us from disease is also the one who is most capable of infecting us. The soldier who guards the fort well will also be good at raiding the enemy's camp." I thought about this as I watched... To finish reading Click here.

So everytime I am about to eat a hamburger, I watch the burger turn into a cow, and we have a conversation. COW: Mooo. Don't eat me. I'm a cow. WOLF: (Wipes ketchup off the cow's face, and looks closer). COW: So - "Wolf" - you realize that it is bad to eat me for countless reasons - reasons like saving the rainforests (that require more grazing fields for livestock), health concerns over red meat (that raises your cholesterol), and simply, the act of killing other living beings. And yet, I notice you eat burgers every night. Why is this? WOLF: Because ... well, Dr. D'Adamo, in his book "Eat Right for Your Type" says that all blood type O's need to eat beef. COW: So you had me killed in order to fulfill some Type O quota? WOLF: You would have died anyway. I couldn't stop your death. So I simply bought what was on the store shelves. I can't stop you cows from dying. COW: Are you familiar with Kant? To continue reading, CLICK HERE!