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Habits of thought lead us to brush aside descriptions of cruelty to animals as emotional, for "animal-lovers only"; or if not that, then anyway the problem is so trivial in comparison to the problems of human beings that no sensible person could give it time and attention. this too is a prejudice - for how can one know that a problem is trivial until one has taken the time to examine its extent?
-Peter Singer
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Habits Of Thought Lead Us To Brush

Peter Singer
Habits of thought lead us to brush aside descriptions of cruelty to animals as emotional, for "animal-lovers only"; or if not that, then anyway the problem is so trivial in comparison to the problems of human beings that no sensible person could give it time and attention. this too is a prejudice - for how can one know that a problem is trivial until one has taken the time to examine its extent?
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