re:
Aristotle.
He was a very wise man, and great things have come because of his philosophy. But the simple fact is that no scientist on the planet takes Aristotle's views on biology or physics seriously anymore. We have moved on.
re:
The soul:
I specifically asked for religion to be left out of this thread. There is no reason for a person to postulate the existence of a soul, save for the fact that his religion has told him to do so.
(from my starting post)
Quote:
Originally Posted by CSflim
If your justification for eating animals is because animals don't have souls, unlike humans, then you are entitled to this belief. But I don't want this particular thread to be dragged down into the messy and pointless (and all too ubiquitous) arguments which have been discussed time and time again on this board.
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No more souls please.