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Chapter 3: Debate Continues

Chapter 3: Debate Continues

"Dr., I feel like we are missing the point," one of the students stand up from their seat and spoke.

"What do you mean, Mr. Chris," asked Dr. Salwick?

"I meant to say that the question you asked has forced everyone to miss the point. You questioned us why we consume meat while still feeling hurt when we see them die. That question is essentially two different questions. The idea of humans consuming meat is normal, just like a tiger eating a deer. So, where does the difference come from? Well after centuries of hard work and development had given ourselves a thing called morality. Morality is a good thing, this is the thing that differentiates us, Humans, from Animals.," answered Chris.

"So Mr. Chris, you are saying that question is fundamentally flawed?" asked Dr. Salwick.

Chris nodded his head, "Yes Dr., what you said did have a point in itself, but those two are different things. For Example, let me use Miss Cher's example, why do we give beggars money. We gave them money, yes that is true. But does everyone do that, no only the wealthy and show-off do that. People do that because they are more than ok giving away a few bucks but if you ask, will they allow them to live in their house or support them every day. No, it is not possible. Does that mean, now we are feeling guilty since we no longer helping them? Do we feel bad rejecting them this time? No, we do not because our morality only asks us to help them to a certain limit. We do that to become better humans to help others, not to become a puppet of someone else. The same applies here in this case, we should feel hurt and help an animal when we see them hurt. But should we give up on consuming their meat? No, this is everyone's personal choice we all are food to one other, does a tiger would not eat human meat if he is hungry."

"Dr., I do agree with Chris, we do have a responsibility to help them and protect them to a certain level. But that does not mean we cannot consume them." Mora gave her support.

"Anyone else wants to add anything," Dr. Salwick asked, looking at Aren and Cher.

Cher raised her hand. Dr. Salwick nodded towards her.

"Dr., I agree to a certain level to what Mr. Chris said. But that does not change the fact that we still eat them without any remorse," Cher questioned.

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"Yes, Miss Cher, let me ask you a question why do you think it is wrong for us to eat an animal," asked Chris.

"Because we are killing them," Cher answered back, thinking this guy is an idiot.

"But we are also raising them. If we let the animals live in the wild, they are still going to die, right. So, is it not ok? If we raise them, give them a place to live until we kill them. At least they got to live a better life." Chris replied.

"So, you are saying we are doing them a favour by killing them," Cher looked straight into Chris's eyes brimming with anger.

"We are doing them a favour by giving them a home, and we are taking it back once the time is up," replied Chris with a calm voice.

"Does not that make us worse than a murderer," said Cher with almost tears in her eyes.

"It does not, Miss Cher. Do you feel hurt when you kill a mosquito or if someone kills a rat or a spider? We do not, it is a part of nature. The way Chris said might have looked wrong, but it is the truth." It was Mora who answered that question. After listening to Chris, she finally got her head back.

"Yes, Mora you are right. I might have come to a little aggressive Miss Cher, but it is the truth we do not need to feel wrong about killing them," said Chris

Now Cher felt like she has nothing left to argue back. But suddenly she saw the ray of hope.

Aren raised his hand, looking at Dr. Salwick.

Dr. Salwick nodded his head.

"I think rather than saying whether it is okay, or not okay to consume meat. I think the question should be, is it necessary to consume meat. If it is, then there is no question left. But if it is not, then we are just arguing with each other. Because it comes downs to personal interest, whether you want to consume meat or not, rather than it is right or not." answered Aren

"You mean it is neither correct nor incorrect to eat meat. It is a difference in ideology," Questioned Chris.

"Yes, since eating meat has become such an important part of our diet that completely removing it is impossible, but changing it with time as possible. So, this question comes down to the majority or minority. If the majority say it is okay, then it is okay. If the majority say it is not, then it is not," answered Aren.

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