Want to be a vegetarian
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 04:16:25 -0400, LordSnooty
> wrote:
>On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 05:21:59 GMT, swamp >
>wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 20:20:23 GMT, frlpwr > wrote:
>>
>>>Jon wrote:
>>>
>>>(snip)
>>>
>>>> "vegans", or so-called
>>>> "ethical vegetarians", engage in a classic logical
>>>> fallacy: Denying the Antecedent. It runs like this:
>>>>
>>>> If I eat meat, I cause animals to suffer and die.
>>>>
>>>> I do not eat meat;
>>>>
>>>> Therefore, I do not cause animals to suffer and die.
>>>
>>>Why do you refuse to be corrected on this point?
>>>
>>>The above should go like this:
>>>
>>> If I eat meat, I cause farmed animals to suffer and die.
>>>
>>> I do not eat meat;
>>>
>>> Therefore, I do not cause farmed animals to suffer and die.
>>
>>As long as we're shooting for accuracy, it should be:
>>
>>If I eat meat, I cause farmed animals to suffer and die.
>>
>>I do not eat meat, therefore, I do not cause farmed animals to suffer
>>and die,
>
>Very good.
>
>>and make this point because it helps me ignore the death and
>>suffering my own diet causes.
>
>What death and suffering?
That caused by your very existence.
>you have scientific, peer reviewed data that
>a particular company, farm, product is a direct cause of wildlife
>deaths?
The peer-reviewed study you suggest is about as necessary as one
showing starvation will cause starvation.
>if so, show them and we can analyze your proof. Nothing allows
>us to ignore any deaths of animals or humans.
But you do so every day. "Lordsnooty." my...
>>Demonizing others is less painful than accepting my own role in life
>>and death.
I'll respond to the following rant point by point:
>You demonize yourselves...
Who is "yourselves," and I predict you'll misuse the word "demonize"
even after you check a reference.
> and simply cannot stand the fact
Since when have you dealt w/ facts?
>there actually are some nice, caring people out there, who do things for the
>benefits of others and nothing else
That's rare among ar/evs. Can you name one?
>, even so, since when has feeling
>good about oneself been a crime?
When it requires hurting others.
>Snip it there, KISS.
Doubt you'll like where I'll let you put it. Refer to the my... above.
>'You can't win 'em all.'
>Lord Haw Haw.
I'm not looking to win, but your record's worse than the Cubs',
--swamp
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