No, because they aren't suffering (assuming consciousness ends with the death of the brain). I would rather all beings experience complete happiness for the rest of eternity but the absence of happiness isn't bad, it's just not good.
I agree that it's inconsistent to see nothing wrong with killing and harming chickens, pigs and cows but hold dogs to a higher standard because you're emotionally attached to them. In my opinion, the only relevant characteristic an animal needs to possess to warrant being given moral...
I've been re-reading Roots the novel on and off over the past few months. The African involvement in the slave trade was downplayed and it was portrayed as being racially based when the majority of the slaves were prisoners of war, criminals or people who were already slaves and sold by their...
This identity chip thing sounds like it has pros and cons. It could be a good idea.
http://www.infowars.com/articles/bb/id_chips_protect_health_hurt_privacy.htm
http://www.bestsyndication.com/Articles/2006/Nicole-WILSON/Health/03/030506-verichip_verimed_patient_identity_chip_implant.htm...
I'm reading Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon and John Cassady and rereading a couple Black Panther compilations that collect issues #1-13 of the series Jack Kirby did in the '70s. Before that it was Superman : Birthright which was great. There's a graphic novel by an Ivorian artist that I want...