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Default "vegan" arrogance and egotism

On Mar 24, 9:08*pm, Glen > wrote:
> On 24/03/2012 18:18, George Plimpton wrote:
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> > On 3/24/2012 6:24 AM, Rupert wrote:
> >> On Mar 23, 11:19 pm, George > * wrote:
> >>> On 3/23/2012 1:42 PM, Rupert wrote:

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> >>>> On Mar 23, 8:31 pm, George > * * wrote:
> >>>>> On 3/23/2012 10:44 AM, George Plimpton wrote:

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> >>>>>> On 3/23/2012 10:20 AM, Derek wrote:
> >>>>>>> On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:56:09 -0700, George >
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> >>>>>>>> On 3/23/2012 8:46 AM, Rupert wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> On Mar 23, 4:00 pm, George > * * wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> On 3/23/2012 12:03 AM, Rupert wrote:

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> >>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 23, 7:52 am, George > * * wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/22/2012 11:31 PM, Rupert wrote:

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 23, 7:25 am, George > * * wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/22/2012 11:04 PM, Rupert wrote:

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 23, 6:55 am, George > * * wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/22/2012 10:27 PM, Rupert wrote:

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 23, 2:33 am, George > * * wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A typical "vegan" tries to argue "Why vegans are simply
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> better people."http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=226259

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All "vegans" believe that. Woopert is lying when he says he
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn't.

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What do you suppose would motivate me to lie about it?

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because you know that bragging that your character is better
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than that
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of others, particularly on such an inflammatory and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contentious topic as
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not putting animal parts in your mouth, is going to generate
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a lot of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well-founded criticism, and you don't want to have to defend
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yourself
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> against the charge of placing yourself on a moral pedestal,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so you just
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lie. But you *do* think you're "simply better" than those who
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> use
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> animal products.

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You say that I am aware that the critcism would be
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "well-founded".

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, I say it is well-founded, and it would be, because bragging
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> about
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> being better, even if an objective case can be made that one is
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> better,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> is still disparaged.

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> It doesn't matter if you know it would be well-founded or not.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You *do*
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> know that the criticism would ensue, so to avoid it you lie and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> claim
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> not to believe what you obviously *do* believe.

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If I know that the criticism would be well-founded, wouldn't
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this lead
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me to critically re-examine the belief?

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The criticism would be for the bragging, you stupid ****wit.