Had an interesting conversation this morning about hunting. We were talking about how hunting with a rifle wasn't sport in any sense of the word and a friend put in that he had thought about hunting with a knife - giving the deer an equal chance to gore him.
Now, they aren't predators but I thought that was closer to sport.
But that thread continued in my mind and I thought again how the Greek gods were frequently associated with animals (Apollo was associated with dolphins, for instance).
That led me to the thought that maybe we would treat animals better if we still had that sort of polytheistic religion in our society. For all that people pretend to be Christians they are quite immune to the pain and suffering our actions cause animals daily.
Did any one of the 51 Senators who voted to allow drilling in ANWAR yesterday give any thought to the wildlife that would be injured or destroyed by this decision?
I'm appalled.
But then, that's a daily occurrence with this administration.
Posted by artandscience at March 18, 2005 08:03 PM