With the agrument of how Pixie Dust is made, (slaughtering pigs), I believe it comes down to a matter of what are we here for?I believe each and everything has a purpose and reason for being here, whether it be human or animal.Think about Noah Ark... He was to take a male and female of each animal etc. Why?Think about dinosaurs... They ran the world at one point, why are they not here anymore?Think about Steve Jobs... He was resigned as CEO of Apple in 1996 after a power battle in 1985 lead him to leave the company. Why?
I think they matter shouldn't be how its done, but that it can be done and for what reason is it being done.
Candace Scott
As Charles Darwin would say "A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life". To me life is a journey. Its going to be full of happiness, tragedy, and surprises. So getting back to what Darwin and Candace said. We as people should live our lives and forget about living in fear of tomorrow. Because tomorrow in inevitable and no matter what happens we can all get through it.
ReplyDeleteEvery being has a reason. People may look at what the purpose for each being is differently, but every being has a right to live. Most people eat animal products, so I believe as long as gaining pixie dust does not cause any extra killing it should not be a very controversial idea. As long as the population of a being is not being threatened by the expansions of science and creation of pixie dust, it does not seem to have any reason it should not be allowed.
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ReplyDeleteAfter reading Candace’s blog entry several times, I believe the true message it is issuing is that things happen for a reason. As the future approaches and technology broadens and expands, life will change. We have to take advances into consideration and not fully unacknowledged it, but formulate how this advancement will better society as a whole. With the argument of how Pixie Dust is made (the process of slaughtering pigs), it does come down to the matter of what we are here for. Do we want to advance and move forward, or shy away from something which we may never again hold. Everything like Candace stated, has a purpose and reason for being on this soil, whether it be a human or animal.
It seems to me that this post is arguing the point that the end results of an action justify the means. While I don't really agree with this philosophy, I think in the example of using pig organs to create "pixie dust," it is a case of the ends certainly superseding the avenue to that result(killing pigs). Not being vegan or even vegetarian, I see this use of the animal acceptable, if not more noble than using it simply as a food source. I wouldn't state the superlative that any action is justifiable if its outcome is noble or even agreeable to by most, but in the case of "pixie dust," using a pig to restore someone's finger seems to me a good enough reason.
ReplyDeleteThere’s constant controversy on everything especially when it comes to animal rights. I see nothing wrong with the use of pixie dust as long as we are not slaughtering more pigs and it’s not like pigs are an endangered species. Animal rights are controversial because yes they deserve a good life but does that mean more people die because we can’t use what we have? We already slaughter pigs everyday for their meat, so if were using other body parts to help people live a normal life, I see nothing wrong with that.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the use of pigs for pixie dust is an acceptable practice. It is to better society and health, which is comparable to the use of animals for food. Reasons and ways of slaughtering animals always create great controversy, although the slaughtering of pigs to create pixie dust I feel is an acceptable practice. I agree with Megan that we already slaughter pigs for meat, so there is nothing wrong with using other parts of the pig to help people live a normal life.
ReplyDeleteI must be a heartless person, because I see no wrong in killing a pig, especially to help in advancing medical research. As Candace said, we are all put on this Earth for a specific reason. If killing a pig is what needs to be done to help a human, then so be it. The same people who argue for animal rights are the same people ordering 20 oz steaks at a steakhouse on a Saturday night. How just is that? Also, who's to say the pigs weren't specifically put on this planet for the sole purpose of supplying Pixie Dust, and we just haven't had the discovery until now? In all seriousness, this topic can be argued until the end of time, and still having no resolution. This topic at the moment is just a mere expression of one's opinion.
ReplyDeleteTo some, this may sound bad but I believe that humans are supirior to animals and that giving animals equal rights as humans is wrong. For that reason, I agree with the using of pig organs for the making of "pixi dust". If we can use a pig to make human organs then I believe that we are using the resources we have to better human life and society which is one of our purposes in life
ReplyDeleteI agree with Megan and Jessica because most of the things we eat are animals and majority of the time, in this society, to make something better off, you may have to make something else worse off. I don’t see the harm in killing a pig to assist with a cure. We kill animals for other survival reasons so why stop now, especially if it is beneficial to us.
ReplyDeleteSlaughtering pigs for pixie dust is no different than slaughtering a pig for the meat that we use daily. There is no proble using other parts of the pig for pixie dust. It is just like how the native americans used every part of the bull. As long as unused parts of the already slaughtered pig are used then there is nothing wrong with the making of pixie dust.
ReplyDeleteFrom this point of view, I don't agree with pixie dust, but only to a certain point. Personally I do not eat meat that comes from the killing of pigs, so why would I agree with the slaughtering of pigs for pixie dust? I don't think it is right to kill animals unless it was putting a human in a life of death situation. So unless pixie dust grew and became a stronger discovery in the medical field, we can't just take pigs lives to grow back a missing finger.
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I don't see killing a pig a big deal. The only thing that is different is that the liver is removed. Their not saying that the meat cant be used after the liver is taken out so the making of pixie dust is a great idea. Being able to regrow the end of a finger is a great discovery which I hope one day becomes more advanced and is able to help people in the future.
ReplyDeleteI agree that I think we all have a purpose whether your a human or an animal, but I think this is a great discovery that can really help out. I really hope that this discovery does help out people in the future so I think it is necessary to kill pigs to help out this new discovery.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Joseph's comment. That is how I was raised / one of the morals that I live by is to not worry about today and just make the future better. I am not against Pixie dust though. Because yes it does help people, but I don't think that people necessarily need it. People can live with out a finger. Yes, it is a luxury that we have this technology to bring it back, but it is not a life or death situation
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