tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post3768380962244416737..comments2023-11-05T00:59:10.828-07:00Comments on decorabilia: animal rights for people, tooJim Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-45309919419917533652011-08-15T16:59:15.336-07:002011-08-15T16:59:15.336-07:00So the resolution doesn’t specify owned or “un-own...So the resolution doesn’t specify owned or “un-owned” animals. So by the US Constitution all humans have the right to property. So if I own a dog, it is my property and my property doesn’t have rights because I have the right to property. So is it safe to say that that animal in particular would not have rights and any injustice done to that animal cannot be punished or brought to justice?<br />And...<br />1. When the resolutions uses the word justice is it to mean like, <br />“Michael Vick use dogs to fight which endangered animals. In order to bring him to justice, we need to recognize animals as an entity with some type of intrinsic value.” The reason why humans have rights is because it was noted that humans have some intrinsic value that makes us different from all other creatures. Humans have the capacity to make moral decisions and act on them unlike other creatures. (I just don't understand what the resolution is asking us to defend or negate)<br />I'm just trying to find out what is what.. any ideas?Debate Fanaticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-42857519175056106102010-07-06T16:23:58.050-07:002010-07-06T16:23:58.050-07:00In Texas, the University Interscholastic League...In Texas, the University Interscholastic League's Spring 2010 LD topic was: Anthropocentrism ought to be valued above biocentrism. A lot of the debates I participated in and/or watched focused on the issue of animal rights and morality. <br /><br />The idea that we could simply affirm because humans are considered animals is interesting, but a good debater should be able to refute the argument by stating that this would only be partially affirming the resolution.Niravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558889828834534478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-44624261480971791112010-07-02T08:07:18.276-07:002010-07-02T08:07:18.276-07:00There was some kind of error, but if you click the...There was some kind of error, but if you click the link above, it should be working now. Sorry about that.Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-2447111158879456272010-06-30T18:07:32.854-07:002010-06-30T18:07:32.854-07:00Hey Jim- I posted a while back about the VBI topic...Hey Jim- I posted a while back about the VBI topic- but the post disappeared? Could you repost your answer about the human rights topic (my question was about aff ideas). THANKS!girlrockinggunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931676233325043534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-14898330613704500482010-06-29T03:04:37.659-07:002010-06-29T03:04:37.659-07:00I think that the main reason that we care about an...I think that the main reason that we care about animals is that as social animals with extended childhoods, humans have an instinctive need to care for other living things.<br /><br />Because something is worth caring for doesn't necessarily mean that it has "rights", though.Animal Anniehttp://www.animalsfacts.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-36538107218197997302010-06-27T11:19:15.997-07:002010-06-27T11:19:15.997-07:00This made me think of Animal Farm a little bit. Th...This made me think of Animal Farm a little bit. This would be an interesting resolution and potentially extremely hilarious with some cases from some debaters.Matthew Stidhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876381151483990387noreply@blogger.com