Reply #153: Okay for all republi-con spies posting here:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

I'm not going to beat you over the head with Scripture at this time. Let's hear from a non-Christian philosopher from a very long time ago:

Adopting the Platonic philosophy that everything has a perfect form, Porphyry believed that animals, while possessing less rational natures than humans, still have souls. By observing a natural capability to assess situations, he demonstrates that a rationale, which he believes is synonymous with a soul, also exists in animals. Because animals exhibit a degree of intellect, killing them except in self-defense is unjust. From the philosophy of Porphyry, which gives credence to reports that Pythagoras abstained from eating meat, Renaissance Neo-Platonists evolve a concept of justice for all creatures of Divine creation.

see? I don't need to lie, when truth is on my side.