EAllusion wrote:So, based on this argument, would you argue that it is immoral to kill animals? If an embryo is in fact a LIFE!!!!(tm), and we are operating under the implicit premise that killing a life is wrong, then surely it is wrong to kill any living thing, yes?
In general yes.... but animals are specifically "for our use", as all of creation is for our use, thus they are allowed to be killed as necessary to sustain human life, provide developmental skills, etc. Animals because they ARE life, are to be respected, loved, honored etc. otherwise, just like one might honor and value Nature, for nature is also LIFE, but is also for our usage in wisdom and prudence. We still will kill or eat a Plant, a Flower, cut down a tree, etc. as necessary.
In fact, this is the problem with liberal Abortion Ideology. They apply to human life what is supposed to only be applied to animal and other life.
Kill when it's convenient, rather than preserving sentient life which human beings are.
