tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282775515189675289.post1588094387177499461..comments2023-05-11T01:35:27.743-06:00Comments on The Speciesist's Corner - Exposing animal rights idiocy: Is animal rights a religion?Grizzly Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14682657725648006093noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282775515189675289.post-58123417328455949202007-08-29T08:17:00.000-06:002007-08-29T08:17:00.000-06:00AR is not a religion, more of a cult. The key dif...AR is not a religion, more of a cult. The key difference in my mind is the recognition of a higher authority, which AR's are not so much into (unless the higher authority is them).<BR/><BR/>Interesting that the web site with the paper started as PSYETA, essentially the psychologists' branch of PETA. It's still largely pro-AR. On their "Animals in the Classroom" page <A HREF="http://www.psyeta.org/studentrights.html" REL="nofollow">animals in the classroom</A> page they tell students (incorrectly) that "Remember: Your refusal to participate in animal labs is protected under the free exercise of religion clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution."<BR/><BR/>I don't know what religion that they're claiming to be members of; it wouldn't be much of a stretch for these folks to create some kind of nature-based "religion" to try to pull this off, similar to the churches set up as tax dodges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282775515189675289.post-23029626168219626562007-08-23T20:12:00.000-06:002007-08-23T20:12:00.000-06:00Hi there. Thanks for reading. I've seen the "Anima...Hi there. Thanks for reading. I've seen the "Animal Person" blog you refer to. I try to visit the pro-AR blogosphere as much as I can, and the hard-core "abolitionist" ones are always the most entertaining, though one can only stomach so much of their self-righteous grandstanding at a time. Here's a couple other gems to check out: <BR/><BR/>http://abolitionistanimalrights.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>And perhaps the biggest bastion of moonbattery I've found yet:<BR/><BR/>http://pattricejones.info/blog/<BR/><BR/>This one's from a self-proclaimed "eco-anarcha-feminist animal" and definitely gets a big "WTF?".Grizzly Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682657725648006093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282775515189675289.post-2446693617981051242007-08-22T23:34:00.000-06:002007-08-22T23:34:00.000-06:00Great blog! Keep up the good work. I'll try to c...Great blog! Keep up the good work. I'll try to come back again when I've got more time.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, check out this wacko:<BR/>http://www.animalperson.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282775515189675289.post-89770348180075086452007-08-22T22:40:00.000-06:002007-08-22T22:40:00.000-06:00"It's the paper, not an abstract."Yes, you are cor..."It's the paper, not an abstract."<BR/><BR/>Yes, you are correct. My mistake. The correction has been made.<BR/><BR/><BR/>"And what's your point?"<BR/><BR/>The point is that it gives some insight into one aspect of what makes some of these people tick from a psychological standpoint. The notion that AR serves as a functional religion in the lives of its adherents offers a clue to their hyper-zealous, sometimes irrational behavior. I think that's pretty obvious to most readers, anonymous.Grizzly Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682657725648006093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282775515189675289.post-14287995928632482982007-08-22T15:10:00.000-06:002007-08-22T15:10:00.000-06:00It's the paper, not an abstract. And what's your p...It's the paper, not an abstract. And what's your point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com