Allyb wrote:

> "Jonathan Ball" > wrote in message
> link.net...
>
>>Allyb wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Karla, the flaw I see in your reasoning is that to satisfy the demand
>
> for
>
>>>meat and dairy in this country, it's not possible to raise enough
>
> animals on
>
>>>grass.
>>
>>That is NOT a flaw. We aren't talking about satisfying
>>the entire demand for meat and dairy; we're talking
>>about the action(s) YOU undertake for some claimed
>>ethical reason.
>>
>>You believe or believed that by not consuming any
>>animal products, you were not causing *any* animal
>>suffering.
>
>
> snip
>
> I don't think it's appropriate for you to tell me what I believe, it's bad
> enough that you assume you know.

You have some kind of inclination towards so-called
"ethical" vegetarianism. Based on that, I know what
you believe.

> And I "was" talking about satisfying the
> entire demand for meat and dairy, not my choices or beliefs.

I don't CARE if you were, or thought you were, talking
about the entire demand. It's irrelevant. You can
only *practically* talk about YOUR demand, in the
context of your leanings towards so-called "ethical"
vegetarianism.

> I was talking
> about 1+1=2, not philosophy. Stop reading so much into a simple question
> statement.

Implicitly, you are talking about philosophy. At some
point, you may even realize it.