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Can Data Answer Moral Questions? "The most striking feature of the current debate is the debaters' vastly different understanding of the question, Is hunting a morally acceptable activity? Those who support hunting usually respond to this question by citing data. They enumerate the number of acres protected by hunting-generated funds; how many game populations increased due to management; how much the economy is stimulated by hunting... "The above statements may be perfectly true. They are …

…that's shot, the deer population grows. The most ridiculous reason for hunting I've heard has been that hunting is a way to enjoy nature. Enjoying nature by destroying animals? That has got to be the most backwards logic I've ever heard! I've read stories of men taking their sons out hunting, to 'show them the beauty of nature'. If hunters want to enjoy nature, let them go out and shoot animals..with cameras, not guns.