CANBERRA, Australia, June 14, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Notorious infanticide and inappropriate behavior with animals-promoting ethicist Peter Singer was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) this week, sparking strong criticism by pro-life advocates, ethicists, and columnists.
Singer was presented with the award, which is the greatest civic honour in Australia and given for merit of the highest degree in service to Australia or humanity at large, on Monday at the 2012 Queens Birthday honours. It was granted for his eminent service to philosophy and bioethics as a leader of public debate and communicator of ideas in the areas of global poverty, animal welfare and the human condition.
It makes you wonder if these people believe what they say or just want their few minutes of fame so they say terrible things to get noted.
How does a country a people give a person like this an award. What is wrong with this country.
Do people listen to this guy, really.
Singer suggests newborns have no value either
Similar to his argument for abortion, Singer argues that newborns lack the essential characteristics of personhood"rationality, autonomy, and self-consciousness"[23]and therefore "killing a newborn baby is never equivalent to killing a person, that is, a being who wants to go on living."[24]
Peter Singer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He wants personhood for animals ???
Our government gave him an order of Australia, how embarrassing.
Does this bloke seem chivalrous and deserving of a public award, does he want to advance our country with his ideas.
In light of the other great steps forward this government has taken accepting this mans views as in the interest of the publics good doesnt suprise me.
How sad. Thanks Labor
Singer was presented with the award, which is the greatest civic honour in Australia and given for merit of the highest degree in service to Australia or humanity at large, on Monday at the 2012 Queens Birthday honours. It was granted for his eminent service to philosophy and bioethics as a leader of public debate and communicator of ideas in the areas of global poverty, animal welfare and the human condition.
It makes you wonder if these people believe what they say or just want their few minutes of fame so they say terrible things to get noted.
How does a country a people give a person like this an award. What is wrong with this country.
Do people listen to this guy, really.
Singer suggests newborns have no value either
Similar to his argument for abortion, Singer argues that newborns lack the essential characteristics of personhood"rationality, autonomy, and self-consciousness"[23]and therefore "killing a newborn baby is never equivalent to killing a person, that is, a being who wants to go on living."[24]
Peter Singer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He wants personhood for animals ???
Our government gave him an order of Australia, how embarrassing.
Does this bloke seem chivalrous and deserving of a public award, does he want to advance our country with his ideas.
In light of the other great steps forward this government has taken accepting this mans views as in the interest of the publics good doesnt suprise me.
How sad. Thanks Labor