Before I delve into this, let me say that MerrilyDancingApe is, after three years online, actually receiving hits. Not a million hits per day or a thousand or even a hundred, but a few, and that ain’t nothing. I find it pretty gratifying. If you’re one of the few, thank you.
A couple of animal rights activists named the MacAskills recently published an astonishingly stupid article called, To truly end animal suffering, the most ethical choice is to kill wild predators (especially Cecil the lion).
PZ Myers over at Pharyngula posted a thorough take-down, here and here. Pharyngula is my favorite blog. PZ makes several great points, and I agree with him.
Below the fold, I’ll give my own response to the article.
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