Neither of you really want to face the question
of how much you like people compared to dogs.
I suppose that misses the point a bit, though, really. Different kinds of people are excluded (usually) from having the worth of their lives evaluated in a crisis. It's not a matter of how much we like them, but whether it makes sense to fit them into the scheme of equality.
(_Felix suspicious character from prehistoric caucasus, Sat 10 Feb 2007, 10:50, archived)

hahhahahaha, yes, we're in denial.
We're more cat people really, I'm not actually a big fan of dogs.
But the question to me may as well honestly be "there are two identical pebbles in a field equally far from you. If you must pick one, which do you go and pick up?"

life is life, the dog could become the pet of an old lady, rescue her from burglars and provide her with years of companionship. The kid could grow up to be the next Prime Minister. Or the dog could die 3 days later from smoke inhalation and the kids could get knocked down by a bus on his 5th birthday.
Neither matter when the end comes and this planet falls in to a Black Hole.
Life is life, enjoy it while you can, no matter what the species.
( HappyToast sorted on, Sat 10 Feb 2007, 11:02, archived)

What if the choice was a cat versus a dog?

(_Felix suspicious character from prehistoric caucasus, Sat 10 Feb 2007, 11:06, archived)

tougher
I would be led by my favouritism to cats in this case. Which is a bad thing.

Could still call for the dog while grabbing the cat though :D
( HappyToast sorted on, Sat 10 Feb 2007, 11:12, archived)

I think animal rights
is just a way to rub my nose in human failings. The argument for equality with animals isn't a sincere argument for a better system at all, but just a way to draw attention to people sometimes being bastards.
(_Felix suspicious character from prehistoric caucasus, Sat 10 Feb 2007, 11:26, archived)