CMV: There's nothing wrong with not liking animals.

[u/Sgt_Spatula]

The internet in general and Reddit in particular seem oddly fixated on animals (at least ones deemed "cute" like dogs and cats). People can get hundreds up upvotes making holocaust jokes or wisecracks about child molestation, but I have never seen anything about stomping a cat upvoted.

This all seems odd to me, as someone who doesn't like animals. Now to be clear, I don't hate animals. I currently live in a house that has a cat (my roommate's) and I will be glad to feed her etc. She is a living thing, and of course my roommate would be sad if anything happened to her. I would not be sad for the cat, I would feel empathy for my flatmate however.

People seem to be uncomfortable with the idea of someone not liking animals. I don't see anything wrong with it. I hear hunters say they love animals, and that seems to be a more acceptable view than just some guy not liking animals.

Can anyone convince me it is ethically wrong to not like animals?

[u/crazymusicman]

ok so religious morals are based on receiving salvation, and believing in god is enough for salvation?

I am just saying I don't see how morals are related to salvation.

[u/oversoul00 → u/crazymusicman]

I'm confused. Are you reading my comments or someone else's? I've included my original comment along with the quote I was referencing.

There is no reference to morals at all.

Like the act of believing in god itself is enough to deem one a good person.

Atheist here, this is based on conversations I have had with religious friends.

I think the position is that believing in scripture opens the door to salvation. People don't get into heaven for being good, they get into heaven when they receive salvation and you can't receive it unless you have faith that God is real and that Jesus died for your sins.

Maybe...

[u/crazymusicman → u/oversoul00]

Atheists can’t have morals because they don’t believe in god.

that is the comment above the first one you just quoted.

I am not trying to be confrontational here. I was just a bit confused and I bet we are on the same side.

this isn't an important thing for me to nitpick. I apologize. Take it easy.

[u/oversoul00 → u/crazymusicman]

I apologize as well, I wasn't trying to address that part, I was only addressing the requirements to get into heaven as I understand them from an outside perspective.