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An Itemized response:
It is not true that we know someone feels pain because they express an aversion to pain. There is hard physical evidence, based on nerve patters, that some animals feel pain more acutely than others. The fact that they do feel pain is unfortunate, but there are increasinly humane means of killing them.
The fact that eating meat is natural does make it good. Vegetarians and vegans are required to supplement their diet (or get sick) and this means that they would be unable to survive in nature. The idea that men might be naturally dominant over women is irrelevant, because both must survive in order for the species to survive, and people and meat animals are similarly codependant. If predator species were wiped out, prey would die out because of high competition for resources.
Modern farming processes are disgusting. The food that comes from them is inferior, and often causes problems for the consumers. It would doubtless be better if we had more "organic" practices, but as long as corporation control this, it's not gonna get any better.
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