On Mar 30, 5:19*pm, dh@. wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:55:45 -0700 (PDT), "Mr.Smartypants" > wrote:
> >On Mar 25, 11:22*am, dh@. wrote:
> >> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:39:01 -0700 (PDT), "Mr.Smartypants" > wrote:
> >> >On Mar 24, 10:50*am, dh@. wrote:
> >> >> "The opportunity for potential livestock to "get to
> >> >> experience life" deserves *NO* moral consideration
> >> >> whatever" - Goo
>
> >> >> "I give the lives of animals that exist *LOTS*
> >> >> of consideration." - Goo
>
> >> >> "the "getting to experience life" deserves NO
> >> >> moral consideration, and is given none" - Goo
>
> >> >> "I also give the not-yet-begun lives of animals
> >> >> that are "in the pipeline", so to speak, a lot of
> >> >> consideration" - Goo
>
> >> >> "There is no "consideration" to be given." - Goo
>
> >> >> "Life is not a benefit for farm animals." - Goo
>
> >> >> "Their lives may be pleasant for them." - Goo
>
> >> >> ""Life", by which you mean coming into existence, is not
> >> >> a benefit at all" - Goo
>
> >> >> "We ARE NOT, and NEVER WERE, talking about whether
> >> >> existing animals "benefit" from living." - Goo
>
> >> >> "Those "lives of positive value" are only meaningful
> >> >> *IF* the livestock exist. " - Goo
>
> >> >> "The topic is not and never has been whether or not
> >> >> existing animals enjoy living." - Goo
>
> >> >> "IF they exist, then they can benefit (or not) from the
> >> >> aspects of their lives." - Goo
>
> >> >> "No farm animals benefit from farming." - Goo
>
> >> >> "We are not and never were talking about benefits for
> >> >> existing entities" - Goo
>
> >> >> "Coming into existence is not a benefit to them" - Goo
>
> >> >> "Set your clock back by an hour" - Goo
>
> >> >> "I didn't say to set your clock back an hour" - Goo
>
> >> >> "When the entity moves from "pre-existence" into the
> >> >> existence we know" - Goo
>
> >> >> "I never said they "move from 'pre-existence'"" - Goo
>
> >> >> "we don't know if that move improves its welfare" - Goo
>
> >> >> "the deliberate killing of animals for use by humans DOES
> >> >> deserve moral consideration, and gets it." - Goo
>
> >> >> "Intent doesn't matter" - Goo
>
> >> >> "ONLY deliberate human killing deserves any moral
> >> >> consideration." - Goo
>
> >> >"Set your clock back by an hour" - Goo
>
> >> >"I didn't say to set your clock back an hour" - Goo
>
> >> >ROTFLMAO!!
>
> >> >Poor stupid Goo.;o)
>
> >> * * No one outstupids himself like that Goober. I miss
> >> the days when you would think you'd seen Goob be
> >> as stupid as a person can get, and then he'd surprise
> >> you with something even stupider...ah the days of Goo...-
>
> >I gave up thinking that Goo couldn't say anything stupider than his
> >last post because he'd always do what I thought couldn't be done: he'd
> >outstupid himself.
>
> >Ah,...The good old days. I wonder if the younger generation will
> >believe us when we regale them with stories of Goo?
>
> * * We--meaning you--should write a book about ng idiots. Goo
> can be one of your main subjects. I can help you with quotes
> from Goo, and probably help find stuff on similar Goobers in
> other groups. It would not only be hours of amusement but
> also a warning to people about how stupid they could end up
> if they just let themselves go...-


Indeed. Goo is the primary reason such a book should be produced.