other whackos

While I'm on a roll, I found something else to rant about.

Taken straight from the MU events calender...

< 2nd Annual Animal Rights BBQ

Dates: October 5, 2004, Tuesday Location: Schroeder Field

Please come and enjoy a free hamburger in an effort to protest animal rights extremists (such as PETA) and appreciate the gifts God has given us. "There is room for all God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes." >

I find this kind of offensive.

I mean, I agree... PETA is kind of a whacko organization. I'm "only" a semi-vegetarian (I eat seafood and the occasional chicken) and I don't care if you eat a steak, rare, in front of me (though I'll have the last laugh if you die from uncooked meat poisoning). But it's just so condescending. I mean, animals are on the earth just for human use? It's horrible. It assumes that humans are most important on earth. Forget the fact that humans damage the earth the most... i suppose the earth was created just for humans to ruin. Now, I don't believe in any god, but I'd assume that the Christian God would not be as condescending as that.

Like in the Bible, the whole story of Noah's ark. Noah had to take care of all the animals in the flood. Yeah, right. Animals may not have the thinking capacity of humans, but they have better instincts (and better hearing/eyesight/smell/etc) and I think some of them would have been able to fend for themselves.

Alright, that's my second rant. I think I should stop now before *I* offend anyone.