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Default Always put quotes around "vegan"

On 3/21/2012 12:02 PM, 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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>> I thought it suited you.

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> You think a lot of things.


Yes, and nearly all of them are high-quality thoughts. Among them are
what an arrogant and egotistical goof you are.