On 31 Jul., 20:42, Dutch > wrote:
> Rupert wrote:
> > So what's your explanation for why he claims he doesn't think it?
>
> When it's laid out for him in simple terms he realizes how idiotic it
> sounds so he can't say he believes it.
>
> But then he proceeds to attack vegans, "eliminationists", for their
> failure to provide the opportunity for animals to experience "decent AW".
>
> He's not bright enough to realize that by doing so he is admitting that
> he implicitly believes that non-existent animals can "lose" something.

It's one thing to claim he's being inconsistent; that's different from
claiming that he's lying about what he thinks.