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If one of the reasons why we eat animals is because of lesser intelligence, to the extent that a smarter cow would be spared from the grill, then by the same logic we should consider eating retarded people.

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Well put. This brings me to something I have been thinking about for a while. I am a special olympics volunteer and have been for years so I have had opportunity to deal with all sorts of retarded and disabled people. A small number of them are high functioning and can live pretty normal day to day lives. A greater number have been and will be a burden to society until they die.

Why do we insist on slapping evolution in the face? We divert resources from bettering society to taking care of those who cannot care for themselves. I feel that ultimately this holds the human race back.