The appeal to nature, also known as the naturalistic fallacy, is a logical fallacy in which what is natural is assumed to be good. For instance, natural environments are often assumed to be better than

“I am a cow. “I am a cow in a lovely pasture, a green expanse ringed by distant barns. “In front of me is another cow— Karutz explains that this is a mirror image of my avatar, put there because, given

As a young child, I loved cats and dogs but ate pigs and cows. I didn't know that's what I was doing. I stopped wanting to eat animal flesh when I was a kid and I first found out that meat was the bodies

Philosopher David Pearce wants to see a world where all sentient beings are well cared for. With the rapidly advancing technology in computing and nanotechnology, he sees the possibility for a world where

This essay attempts to answer age-old questions about how the consumption of animals fits into our moral framework. Do animals suffer, and if so, does their suffering have any moral relevance? Is it immoral

Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente, the largest HMO in the United States, is now recommending that people follow a plant-based diet. The United States Department of Agriculture The United States Department

Here’s a large list of sources of images that are free to use, though many require attribution and some require a link back to the image. If you know of any others, please mention them in the comments

During the culture wars of the 1990s, two anthropologists had a contentious debate about whether Captain Cook was actually seen as a god or not by the native Hawaiian islanders. It all started when

Dr. Seuss’s Star Bellied Sneeches Elementary school teacher Jane Elliott teaches discrimination to her class by separating them by eye color To see more, watch the full Frontline program.

Pets v. farm animals

Ever wonder why green tea doesn’t give the same kind of jitters as coffee? On his website nutritionfacts.org, Dr. Michael Greger explains. “The Alpha [brain state] is relaxed, aware, attentive; like when

Unselfish Devotion It seems that there are multiple different ways that people love each other. One is with unselfish devotion where the lover never tries to hurt or say an unkind word to the other and

Your office is a little too cold but I guess You think it’s hard to control my heat Well order and control are not what I seek That’s my father and you’ve got Me analyzing you analyzing me I never could

"It warn't the grounding —that didn't keep [the steamboat's arrival] back but a little. We blowed out a cylinder-head." "Good gracious! Anybody hurt?" "No'm. Killed a [slave]."

4:30 am, I Love Chickpeas forum It was late for him; early for her Why are you here? she asked I have a question about hummus How can I make it without Destroying a new blender every week I can answer

The biggest fight Descartes ever got into with his wife was when he nailed her dog to a board and started dissecting him while he was still conscious. I can just imagine the conversation. “Rene,” she says.

I should get a Darwin Award for the emotionally deficient Say what you feel It may sound obvious, but it’s so easy to think you’ve read a situation by how the other person acts and their body language.

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Which one is your favorite? Mine is the prairie dogs sharing the blade of grass.

Hermit crabs lining up to exchange shells