ETHICS PRESENTATION

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DOMESTICATING ANIMALS
DANIEL RIBERA
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THE STORY

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THE STORY
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• Is it morally right to domesticate
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• I’m a parent considering buying a
household pet
• My children and those who read my
blog will be my audience
• I have been thinking about how animals
were created free and how we capture,
train, and domesticate them. I’m
wondering if this is OK.
• The answer will determine if we buy a
dog.
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THE STORY
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• G. Is it morally right to domesticate
animals?
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• R. I’m a parent considering buying a
household pet
• A. My children and those who read my
blog will be my audience
• S. I have been thinking about how
animals were created free and how we
capture, train, and domesticate them.
I’m wondering if this is OK.
• P. The answer will determine if we buy
a dog.
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DEFINITIONS

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Make no assumptions about what we may or may not know.)
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DEFINITIONS
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• Animals - a living organism that feeds on organic
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• Pets - a domestic or tamed animal or bird kept for
companionship or pleasure and treated with care and
affection.
• Tame - changed from the wild or savage state
• Domesticate - to tame, by generations of breeding, to
live in close association with human beings as a pet
or work animal and usually creating a dependency so
that the animal loses its ability to live in the wild.
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OPPOSING POSITIONS

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• Some people hold this position • Some people hold this position
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• or • or
• Some Christians hold this • Some Christians hold this
position position
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OPPOSING POSITIONS
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For Against
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• Some people believe we are • Some people believe
justified in domesticating animals domesticating any animal is
wrong
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LAWS

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standards are “For?” standards are “Against?”

• Law 1 (citation) • Law 1 (citation)

• Law 2 (citation) • Law 2 (citation)
• Law 3 (citation) • Law 3 (citation)

(Notes: Find at least three on each side. You should try to include scripture,
also, on each side. You can use statistics to illustrate a norm, or public
opinion.)
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MORE ABOUT LAWS

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parallel columns, with pros pros and cons on separate “in

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and cons side by side on the favor” slides and “opposed”

same slide. slides.
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HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF PARALLEL

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LAWS I
For Domestication
“[Domesticated animals]
provide meat, milk
products, fertilizer, land
transport, leather, military
assault vehicles, plow
traction, and wool”
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Domestication requires
“humans who control the
animal’s breeding and food
supply.” (Diamond, p. 159)

LAWS II
For Domestication
“
Every moving thing that
lives shall be food for you.
And as I gave you the green
plants, I give you
everything. But you shall
not eat flesh with its life,
that is, its blood.” (Genesis
9:3-4)
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“Animals are not ours to eat,
wear, experiment on, use for
entertainment, or abuse in
any other way.” (PeTA)

LAWS III
For Domestication
“And God said to them, ‘Be
fruitful and multiply and fill
the earth and subdue it, and
have dominion over the fish
of the sea and over the birds
of the heavens and over
every living thing that
moves on the earth.’”
(Genesis 1:28)
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Against Domestication
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“The abuse that animals
suffer at human hands is
heartbreaking, sickening, and
infuriating. “ (PeTA)
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HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF SEPARATE

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LAWS IN FAVOR OF DOMESTICATION
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land transport, leather, military assault vehicles, plow traction,e
• “[Domesticated animals] provide meat, milk products, fertilizer,

and wool” (Diamond, pp. 88, 158)

• “Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I
gave you the green plants, I give you everything. But you shall
not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.” (Genesis 9:3-4)
• “And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the
earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea
and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that
moves on the earth.’” (Genesis 1:28)
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LAWS AGAINST DOMESTICATION
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• Domestication requires “humans who control the
animal’s breeding and food supply.” (Diamond, p. 159)
• “Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use
for entertainment, or abuse in any other way.” (PeTA)
• “The abuse that animals suffer at human hands is
heartbreaking, sickening, and infuriating. “ (PeTA)
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MOTIVES

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For Against
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or conditions of the heart would emotions, or conditions of

motivate a person to be “For?” the heart would motivate a
• Motive 1 person to be “Against?”
• Motive 2 • Motive 1(citations as needed)
• Motive 3 • Motive 2
• Motive 3

(Notes: Remember, motives express what is going on inside a person before the
decision, a result is what happens after the decision.)
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MOTIVES
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For Domestication Against Domestication
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• Human Superiority • Compassion
• Image of God • Equality
• Heart of an inventor, • Naturalism
shepherd, farmer, hunter, • Heart of a
traveler, warrior environmentalist
• Cruelty • Empathy
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For Against
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is “For?” person is “Against?”

• Result 1 • Result 1(citations as needed)

• Result 2 • Result 2
• Result 3 • Result 3

(Notes: Remember, motives express what is going on inside a person before the
decision, a result is what happens after the decision.)
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RESULTS
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For Domestication Against Domestication
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• Exercise dominion • We’ll all be Vegans
• Control and Power • Healthier Environment
• Eat Animals • Freer, Happier Animals
• Play with Animals • No guide dogs, hunting dogs,
household pets, Iditarod,
• Companionship
equestrian sports, leather
• Animal Helpers products, hamburgers, wool
clothing, Sea World shows
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PAUSE BEFORE METAETHICS

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METAETHICS

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• Three best arguments to support my conclusion

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1. Reason 1 - from your laws, motives or results

2. Reason 2 - from your laws, motives or results
3. Reason 3 - from your laws, motives or results

(Notes: Pick and choose the three best arguments only from your laws,
motives and results. You may choose all three from one category or mix
from two or more categories.)
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METAETHICS
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justified…
1. Law – “Every moving thing that lives shall be food for
you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you
everything.” (Genesis 9:3-4)
2. We are God’s Image Bearers
3. “[Domesticated animals] provide meat, milk products,
fertilizer, land transport, leather, military assault
vehicles, plow traction, and wool” (Diamond)
4. Awesome results: Companionship & Animal Helpers
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ANTHROPOLOGY

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• Assumption – My conclusion assumes… about human life or human

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society

• Implications – My conclusion implies … about human life or human

society
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ANTHROPOLOGY
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• Assumption – My conclusion assumes that the bible
helps us define the relationship between humans and
other animals

• Implications – My conclusion implies that humans

have dominion over other creatures which allows us
to domesticate animals
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PRODUCT

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it is consistent with your Goal, Role, Audience, and Scenario.)

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PRODUCT
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• We will buy a cute puppy.
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• I will post so many pictures on Facebook that half of my friends will un-
friend me.
• I will post numerous puppy videos on Youtube.
• I’ll tweet, snap-thingy, and pin-twitch, and of course, MySpace.
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

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• Don’t simply repeat your opening question.
• Think of a related question.
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS m
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1. Should owners who abuse their animals be prosecuted?
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2. Should we make rules about the humane treatment of farm animals?
3. Is it OK to conduct medical experiments on animals?
4. Is it OK to test cosmetic products on animals?
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RESOURCES

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RESOURCES
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ASPCA: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
http://www.aspca.org/ Web.
Diamond, Jared. Guns, Germs and Steel. New York: W.W. Norton, 1997.
Print.
Holy Bible. English Standard Version. Wheaton: Crossway Publishers.
2001. Print.
PeTA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. http://www.peta.org/
Web.
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