Posted by
Roxanna M. on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:15:38 AM
Unbelievable! The Weekly Standard reports that The Swiss Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology has decided that plants have "dignity" and that the arbitrary killing of flora is "morally wrong." I guess this naturally follows the provision the Swiss inserted into their constitution requiring "account to be taken of the dignity of creation when handling animals, plants and other organisms."
Part of the poppycock emanating from this panel provides that "living organisms should be considered morally for their own sake because they are alive," that humans cannot claim "absolute ownership" over plants, and that "individual plants have an inherent worth," which means that people "may not use them just as we please, even if the plant community is not in danger, or if our actions do not endanger the species, or if we are not acting arbitrarily."
In other words, "killing" plants for food is okay, but don't you dare mow your lawn?
My gosh! Has the world really come to this?