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Default Always put quotes around "vegan"

On 3/21/2012 11:40 AM, Rupert wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's just a hideously ugly fake word on its face, and the loathsome
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ideas and false beliefs encapsulated in it are even more hideously ugly.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What's ugly about the ideas involved in veganism?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> False morality is inherently ugly, especially when it involves self
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> exaltation and sanctimony.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't believe that a desire to do something about animal suffering
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There isn't any such authentic desire. It's really all about the ego
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and self-image of the so-called "vegan".

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This belief of yours strikes me as irrational.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, it doesn't. You just say that to try to deflect attention from you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> own ego gratification and self-exaltation.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How exactly do you think I am trying to exalt myself

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Believing that you're "better" than omnivores based on what you don't eat.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You do.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why do you think that?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why do you ask pointless questions?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I asked the question because I was curious to know the answer.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Really?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Really!?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. Do you perhaps have some alternative explanation in mind?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You don't seem very willing to share your thoughts with me at the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moment.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You didn't ask me to share them - you just asked me if I had any.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I would be interested to hear what the alternative explanation
>>>>>>>>>>>>> is that you have in mind, if you care to share it.

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>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll give some consideration (!) to sharing it.

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>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I hope you will share it, because the chances are it will be
>>>>>>>>>>> amusingly stupid.

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>>>>>>>>>> No, it almost certainly would not be.

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>>>>>>>>> Presumably you know what alternative explanation you have in mind of
>>>>>>>>> why I asked the question.

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>>>>>>>> Yes.

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>>>>>>>>> When you say that it "almost certainly would
>>>>>>>>> not be" amusingly stupid, does that mean that there is some doubt in
>>>>>>>>> your mind about the matter?

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>>>>>>> Then why do you say "almost certainly" as opposed to "certainly"?

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>>>>>> Are you teaching beginning algebra in Germany?- Zitierten Text ausblenden -

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>>>>> No, I'm not doing any teaching, why?

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>>>> Then how are you ****ing away your time in Germany?

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>>> Doing research on topological twin buildings and topological groups.

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>> So, the telemarketing job was a bust, eh?

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> I don't know why you keep carrying on about that telemarketing job.


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