David Pearce (philosopher): Quotes about nature

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“[H]ere we come to the nub of the issue: the alleged moral force of the term "natural."”

If any creature, by its very nature, causes terrible suffering, albeit unwittingly, is it morally wrong to change that nature? If a civilised human were to come to believe s/he had been committing acts that caused grievous pain for no good reason, then s/he would stop - and want other moral agents to prevent the recurrence of such behaviour. May we assume that the same would be true of a lion, if the lion were morally and cognitively "uplifted" so as to understand the ramifications of what (s)he was doing? Or a house cat tormenting a mouse? Or indeed a human sociopath?

" Reprogramming Predators https://www.hedweb.com/abolitionist-project/reprogramming-predators.html", BLTC Research, 2009

“[N]othing is too terrible to be true if it is consistent with the laws of nature [...].”

" The Pinprick Argument https://www.utilitarianism.com/pinprick-argument.html", BLTC Research, 2005