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Life vs. Religion
By Anonymous

In recent years, experts such as Paul Erlich have claimed an extreme population growth all around the world, and The Philippines is no exception. In this East Asian country, 25 %...
#3662 Opinion
Free Them So We Can Understand Them
By abigail.bezdek BRONZE
Roseville, California
abigail.bezdek BRONZE, Roseville, California
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#3663 Opinion
Unmasking the Truth
By liveasiFeel BRONZE
Cleveland, Ohio
liveasiFeel BRONZE, Cleveland, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"When you lose don't lose the lesson."
- His Holiness the Daili Lama

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#3664 Opinion
Young Voters Get Noisy
By drhorriblylate BRONZE
Stanwood, Washington
drhorriblylate BRONZE, Stanwood, Washington
3 articles 0 photos 18 comments
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#3665 Opinion
Water Privatization MAG
By Peter Stroud BRONZE
Tempe, Arizona
Peter Stroud BRONZE, Tempe, Arizona
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#3666 Opinion
Why We Need to Rebrand Black Communities
By cforetia SILVER
Silver Spring, Maryland
cforetia SILVER, Silver Spring, Maryland
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Closed mouths don't get fed.

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#3667 Opinion
Ninteen Men Who Created a New World
By Anonymous
#3668 Opinion
What’s with the Mueller Report?
By RaniaMichaela PLATINUM
Abu Dhabi, Other
RaniaMichaela PLATINUM, Abu Dhabi, Other
21 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't watch what they say, watch what they do." ~ Rachel Maddow

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#3669 Opinion
Frame of Reference
By JesseR. BRONZE
Austin, Texas
JesseR. BRONZE, Austin, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The world keeps spinning. Time goes on."
-My cousin Alicia.

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#3670 Opinion
Animal Rights are Wrong
By Wolf_Howl BRONZE
Sugar Land, Texas
Wolf_Howl BRONZE, Sugar Land, Texas
3 articles 6 photos 18 comments

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Lovely essay; dripping with pathos and missing the strong flavor of logos.

Sorry, but such an essay fails to move me. I just submitted an essay today about Animal Rights and why is is wrong, so hopefully that will be submitted and prevent me from having to explain everything here.

Anyway, do you have any source that says that people aren't made to eat meat? Because, while I have heard it before, I have never seen any such proof of this claim. Let's say your claim is true, please then, explain why we - humans - have hydrochloric acid in our stomachs - something herbivores lack? Or how about why we have protruding canines like that of many carnivores? And if you want to go the path of evolution, we did evolve from primates; the closest relative to us by up to 96 percent of the same DNA is the chimpanzee, which have strongly protruded canines (as well as being omnivorous like humans).

Lastly, I think PETA is a complete fallacy. How can they be pushing for the 'ethical' treatment of animals if they don't first care about mankind? My favorite quote noted from PETA is: ’[PETA] would rather have medical experiments done on our children than on animals', which is a close second to 'if animal test produced a cure for AIDS, [PETA] would be against it.' I honestly don't think I need to even comment about these quotes; they tell the message themselves.

Anyway, I do so hope that your vegetarianism goes well, but I also hope you realize how weak your argument is and how Animal Rights are not logically possible. I will link my essay once it is submitted for you to look over if you wish.

Farewell,

Wolf



P.S. I date a vegetarian. ;P

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