Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it’s actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that’s really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

  • krayj@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    103·
    2 years ago

    Non-human predators that hunt, kill, and eat other animals…do you consider them unethical, or is it only unethical for animals capable of inventing the concept of ‘ethics’?

    • Longpork_afficianado@lemmy.nz
      101·
      2 years ago

      When you have no choice but to kill or starve, any killing is justified, but when starvation is off the table because you have access to agriculture and global supply chains, then that justification no longer exists.

      I would expand the original statement to “there is no ethical way to kill someone who doesn’t want to die, if you have an option not to kill them”

    • Dee@lemmings.world
      71·
      2 years ago

      I consider cats unethical but the other animals get a pass.

      Source: I’m a cat owner

      • krayj@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        I won’t disagree with that, but I would also include wasps, and possibly canadian geese.

      • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        2 years ago

        Cats and stray dogs often kill for fun, Orcas and dolphins as well… So intelligent life or life raised by very intelligent life seems to like killing other things…