Chill out about Animal Experimentation

Scientist Joe Kaplinsky aims to calm our nerves on the emotive subject of animal experimentation. To deny its usefulness, he says, shows a complete lack of understanding of the whole history of biology. Genetic engineering he tells us, allows us to learn much more from animals, like the glowing monkeys in Japan. On animal suffering, Joe points out that although its easy to project human emotions onto animals, they do not feel pain as we do and he argues, humans have a moral worth that animals do not.

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[jkbell2088]

We need more animal research not less. People who want to save animals are clueless.

[oliviamariesiragusa]

@hubbabubbarubbalubba lol. I never said the whole problem would be solved either. All I'm saying is that anything I've done, whether you think it's a big deal or not, is useful if it helps even one animal. With the problems in our world and global population growing faster than a problem's potential to be solved, a little good is better than hopelessness. I'm not a politician and frankly I know I'd suck at it but I do know I've helped animals, whether it was a lot or a little...

[hubbabubbarubbalubba]

@oliviamariesiragusa I never asked for your personal experiences, that shit is useless. What I meant, if you were too stupid to know, was that whatever ur doing is useless. I already know this without you explaining anything either, coz an ordinary person like u won't do anything productive enough to change shit. I take back saying "I don't care..." and I'll put in "It doesn't matter what you witnessed or feel...". You don't need my approval, wtf? lol Ur dumb. Ur deviating from the point, pussy.

[hubbabubbarubbalubba]

@oliviamariesiragusa You testify that you're making the smart argument and I'm making the uneducated one. Ur a joke. I'm speaking in real terms. There's nothing anyone can do about it. If you really feel the need to do something, instead of sulking about it and blaming medical history, start actually doing something about it. You're making an ironic statement because it's not protesting that'll change their mind, it's a different method of testing itself that'll change it, you stupid idiot.

[oliviamariesiragusa]

@hubbabubbarubbalubba Ur a fucking pig. I'll repeat this in case you didn't get it before. I don't need to explain my personal experiences to you. Just because I don't need your approval does not invalidate things I've done in my life. This is so stupid now and we're getting nowhere. I know there are people like you out there and you shouldn't be so surprised that there are people like me so leave it at that.

[hubbabubbarubbalubba]

@oliviamariesiragusa U know what the Jews did? They waited out the war, dumbass. And in the end of all ur shit talking, u cant even explain what you ever did to make a single fucking difference. I don't care about what u witnessed or what u feel toward the situation, u did absolutely jack. Not a single thing u claim to have done, did and would never possibly ever do anything to stop the tests without better alternatives for it. U ask why I'm even talking to u? R you that scared? Ur so pathetic.

[oliviamariesiragusa]

Respond to this video... You clearly don't have an educated argument, just grandiose statements you've heard from other, equally as uneducated, places.

[oliviamariesiragusa]

@hubbabubbarubbalubba I'm seriously not going to dignify your personal assumptions towards me with an explanation. That's a waste of time. You telling me to be patient is like saying the Jews should have been patient when they were being tested on because they were thought to be a lesser species. New strains of AIDS have been created through animal testing for christ sake! Because that's definitely what this world needs, MORE disease. Why are you even talking to me?

[hubbabubbarubbalubba]

@oliviamariesiragusa Go ahead and be proud of your fake achievements. Even if you did any of the things you said, what difference have you made? None. lol So what are you so proud about, doing nothing but crying and complaining? What you don't seem to understand is the medical achievements you see today that have been tested on animals, crude or not, had saved millions if not billions of human lives. I will agree that the methods are kind of disgusting, but all we can do is wait. So chill out.

[oliviamariesiragusa]

@hubbabubbarubbalubba You're an asshole. You don't know me or anything about me. I happen to have taken part in a lot toward the cause that's made me proud and concrete in my beliefs. I don't pull these beliefs out of my ass. I've seen and experienced this sorry excuse for humanity first-hand so you're half-wit really doesn't impress anyone. Don't bother responding; I can guarantee I won't be reading it.