me.kirchhoff wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 23:43:00 -0500, dh_ld wrote:
>
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>>>If say, someone bred YOU, mr dh_ld, to be slaughtered, and meanwhile,
>>>kept you in barely habitable conditions, amputated you, and so forth,
>>>maybe you would withdraw your 'provides *life*' comment.
>>
>> Maybe. Maybe not. Would I know the situation? The animals don't.
>>What makes you think animals raised for profit are kept in barely
>>habitable conditions?
>>
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>
> Bottom line: you advocate a lifestyle *based* on the murder of animals.
>
> Vegans advocate a responsible, compassionate lifestyle that does not
> include the intentional killing of animals for sustenance.

No, they do not. They advocate one thing, and only one
thing: do not eat animal parts. That rule, of course,
is not based in ethical principle AT ALL. It's a
stupid, inadequate rule; nothing more.

>
> See the difference? It's really not such a difficult concept to grasp.

What seems to be entirely beyond your grasp is the idea
of ethical principle, as opposed to ****witted
obedience to a stupid, inadequate, PRINCIPLE-FREE rule.