A Moral Question on Meat?

Question

Let's suppose that I've invented a process that lets me grow chickens that don't have souls.

The meat tastes slightly worse than traditional chicken meat.

Let's say traditional chicken meat costs $4.00 a pound.

How much would you pay for this meat per pound? How much more (or less?)

Answer 1

I would never buy that. EVER. creating an animal without a soul is awful. its awesome being a vegetarian...i would go and buy a souless chicken. that in immoral and just wrong. who thinks of something like that?

Answer 2

There is a saying that the devil often uses either a magnifying glass or a question mark. Hypotheticals do not change the reality that is and the lack of having a souls has been used as an argument to "dehumanize" blacks and Jews.

How about spiritually evolving to seeing ourselves a just another animal in the interrelated network of beings? And from this perspective let's then respect these creatures as equals and the environment we all inhabit.

Answer 3

$0. No matter what, i'm not going to be interested in eating flesh.

Answer 4

Don't get rid of the soul! The soul is what makes it delicious!

Answer 5

$0!  What a ridiculous question!  No one on here is arguing that chickens have souls.  That is a religious thing, not a vegetarian issue.

I don't eat chickens because of how cruel they are treated...It has nothing to do with souls.

Answer 6

im not interested in the meat. how much would you charge for bulk chicken souls?

Answer 7

I'd eat a gospel bird, but never a soulless chicken, because that would make James Brown mad.  Gospel bird is good and tastes great.  I would pay up to $4.99/lbs. for some free range, organic gospel bird.

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Answer 8

Well since it tastes less good ide pay less. People think them not eating meat makes them a better person when in truth it doesn't make a difference. Things die thats how its supposed to be, its the cycle of life. Now this has been said and is fairly true if its not met to be eaten than why does it taste so good? And for all you vegitatians out there what about the animals who only eat other animals? Should they eat grass instead of zebras?  Now  i could see it being wrong if humans where the only animals eating meat. But where not so stop the crying.

Answer 9

I wouldn't come near it. As a vegan, I'm really picky about what goes into my tummy.

"Meat" grown in a lab is far from natural and I wouldn't touch it based on that sheer fact alone, notwithstanding the fact that it is a *chicken* w/o a soul. Though it might have not been living (per se), the basis for the stubstance may have come from one that was. And to that I say no thanks.

Answer 10

I'd probably pay $3.50 lb...  if it comes seasoned

Answer 11

Peta is trying to find someone who can do something like this.

To me, its sounds nasty. So I wouldn't pay a penny. And even if someone gave it to me, I wouldn't eat it.

Answer 12

$0.

Answer 13

So, if I'm not religious and don't believe that humans have souls either... are you seriously implying I should not be against cannibalism??

Answer 14

well KFC already did that and Mac Donalds did the cow...so i wouldnt pay a penny

Answer 15

soul or no soul, thats not the point. i'm not even sure I believe in souls. I would pay $5 never to hear of such a thing again what a weird question.

Answer 16

Chickens without souls? I think that's even worse than eating chickens with souls.

Eating meat, as long as the animals are treated fairly, is not immoral.  Its completely natural and part of the food chain.

Answer 17

I'd still buy the soul chicken, regardless of price.