"veganism" is bullshit
On 3/14/2012 4:26 AM, Rupert wrote:
> On Mar 13, 6:42 pm, George > wrote:
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>>> On 13 Mrz., 17:21, George > wrote:
>>>> On 3/13/2012 8:35 AM, Rupert wrote:
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>>>>> On 13 Mrz., 15:58, George > wrote:
>>>>>> On 3/13/2012 1:30 AM, Rupert wrote:
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>>>>>>> On Mar 10, 4:22 pm, George > wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 3/10/2012 6:51 AM, Rupert wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> On 10 Mrz., 15:46, George > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The initial interest in veganism is obviously motivated by concern
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about animal suffering.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's not. It's motivated by a childish personification of animals.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> As I have said before,
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>>>>>>>>>>>> It was bullshit before, just as it's bullshit now.
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>>>>>>>>>>> You reckon?
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>>>>>>>>>> Oh, yes, for certain.
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>>>>>>>>> So you think that it doesn't strike me as irrational to deny that for
>>>>>>>>> most vegans the initial interest in veganism is motivated by concern
>>>>>>>>> about animal suffering?
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>>>>>>>> It's motivated by a childlike misunderstanding of it. *All* they see is
>>>>>>>> that the meat came from a "cute" animal, and they feel "sad" about it.
>>>>>>>> "Awww...I'meatingamoo-cow, mommy. Waaaahhhhh!"
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>>>>>>> And presumably you would claim that these utterances of yours don't
>>>>>>> strike me as irrational.
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>>>>>> Of course - they are. I denigrate your fake concern for animals for the
>>>>>> childlike emotional reaction they are.
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>>>>> What evidence do you have that the concern is fake?
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>>>> It's a concern for yourself, not for animals.
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>>> Why do you think that?
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>> I've shown that often enough over the time you've been participating here.
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> And how do [timewasting]
I've shown it.
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