Talaria said:1. A dolphin is not a human it does not think or feel in our human capacity
I personally never said they did think at the same level as a human - and they probably don't, especially in terms of abstract concepts, but they certainly do feel pain, fear, sadness, and loneliness.
I personally never directed this at you.
2. Intelligence has nothing to do with how much pain it feels. Pain is purely to do with the nervous system, in order to remind/alert the being that they have been injured to aid survival.
So...because pain exists for an evolutionary purpose, things deserve to die? Wut?
Hrmmm.....likez I neva saids things deserve 2 die? lol wut?
3. 'Dolphins' are not endangered. Certain types of dolphin are.
....So? Only endangered animals deserve to live?
-Above wise
5. No, one answer is going to be correct, we are humans we all think/feel/have opinions different from each other.
This is a question of morality, and right vs wrong, as opposed to correct vs incorrect. Since the beginning of the concept, the human race has defined right as something that will preserve life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (where do you think the constitution got it from ;D?), and something that does just that can only be wrong if the negative consequences would outweigh the life, liberty, and happiness of the previous group.
I'm sorry the Constitution? Never heard of it.
In my opinion as long as the dolphins are killed humanely and a healthy population of these types of dolphins are maintained they can go about their business.
Sure! Let's go and kill people, too, actually. We're far overpopulated and there has been nothing done. It would improve the economy quite a bit, same as how it happened after the black plague - less people to fill jobs, more capita per worker.
This is a question of morality and ethics. Sure I could be implying that, and hell might be even better for the world. But despite this a dolphin is being hunted right now, oh and a whale. Perhaps some is killing a Bear right now because they have the right to bear arms. Afterall it's what the good ol' US of A's constitution states.
Edit- Reply to below, to an extent, some of your argument's were moot, as unfortunately I was misinterpreted such is the nature of a written text. And yes my new arguments are nothing really, just a dickish need to reply. What I was attempting to point out is how do you define life? Who can take it? The basis of this banter/debating is going to lead to the same philosophical debate on life which has plagued humanity since its existence and leads to no answer.
/exeunt (Talaria leaves the stage in a dishevelled manner)