[chotadipo]

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> I know the concept horrifies me.But what logical
>reasons are there that make farming humans morrally or
> ethically wrong that can't be applied to other
>animals like Ng'ombe.I know a few of you will come up
> and say humans poses free thinking and logic,others
>will say animals don't contribute to the society.My
>answer to this is ,not all humans posse logic and
>free thinking.Would it make it ok to farm those
>humans?Talk about Brain dead beings,infants.And as a
>matter of fact,not all humans contribute to the
>society,some even cause more damage than good.Also why
>is it natural for a species to eat another species.If
> other animals beside humans had logical and
>intellectual capacity to harvest different species,you
>better believe they would do it.I need logical answers
> to this questions,put religion aside for a minute.
>
> "shamba la watu"....Ndio ama hapana?
>

With the farming of human beings you are assumming that the farmed people will always be of an inferior intellect or disposition than the one farming them. While this is generally true with humans vis a vis other animals, and I use generally here considering the fact that only around 14 kinds of animals have been successfully domesticated and farmed for the benefit of mankind, the questions that wll come to mind that would challeng its morality would be
1.) If the farmed becoming stronger or more intelligent than you, would it not be fair for you to submit to them and be farmed?
2.) If your basis for farming is for food, are you then implying implicitly that you have run out of other food sources?
3.) If your argument would be for labour, then basiclly it would be retrogressive development, we move from buffalo to tractor, but you suggest we go back to buffalo?
4.) Humans have empathy, something that you will have to wrestlle with when it comes to farming brain dead people.
5.) The question on the contribution to society has been tackled elsewhere on the topic of Good vs. evil where it is apparent that the one wielding power tends to detrmine what is good or not. An example of this is an article I read about a belgian professor who was arguing that poor people should not be allowed to give birth. First of all poor is relative, second I come from a 'poor' upbringing according to him, yet I have an advanced degree in electronics and I'm economicaly well-off, how would he have justified to my mom to abort me knowing what I am today?