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On Aug 2, 4:50*pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> On 8/2/2012 7:43 AM, Rupert wrote:
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> > On Aug 2, 4:39 pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> >> On 8/2/2012 6:59 AM, Rupert wrote:

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> >>> On Aug 2, 3:39 pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> >>>>>>>> No. *The things he says that are lies don't contradict his statements of
> >>>>>>>> belief.

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> >>>>>>> Well, I must have misunderstood you

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> >>>>>> They don't contradict his statements of belief because the apparent
> >>>>>> contradictions are lies. *His statements of belief are "true" in the
> >>>>>> sense that they accurately state his beliefs. *When he says that the
> >>>>>> "unborn animals" will experience some loss if their conception and birth
> >>>>>> are prevented, he is expressing a belief that is in accord with all of
> >>>>>> his other unsolicited statements of belief. *When he says he couldn't
> >>>>>> believe "they" would experience a loss because he considers them to be
> >>>>>> "nothing", that is a lie, and so it cannot contradict his statement of
> >>>>>> belief.

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> >>>>> You appear to be confused about what "contradict" means.

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> >>>> No.

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> >>> I'm afraid

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> >> Because you've not been taking your anti-psychotic meds.

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> You should get back on them, or else very unpleasant wobbliness will result.
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I am taking them as prescribed.

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> >>>>>> * * Only if he truly believed that the unconceived farm animals are
> >>>>>> "nothing" could it be contradictory, but he doesn't believe that, as I
> >>>>>> have proved.

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> >>>>>>>>>>>> ****wit *still* believes that the "getting to experience life" is
> >>>>>>>>>>>> important - *morally* important - to the animals themselves, even before
> >>>>>>>>>>>> they are conceived and born and exist as rational people think of
> >>>>>>>>>>>> existence. *The *only* way he can believe that is if he believes they
> >>>>>>>>>>>> "pre-exist in some sense." *He does believe that. *He is an idiot.

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> >>>>>>>>>>> Well, you certainly seem to be convinced.

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> >>>>>>>>>> I'm right.

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> >>>>>>>>> So you would appear to believe.

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> >>>>>>>> You know I'm right. *You just like being an asshole.

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> >>>>>>> You seem to react in a very hostile way when someone isn't persuaded
> >>>>>>> by your argument.

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> >>>>>> You just like being an asshole - a bloated-ego asshole.

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> >>>>> You seem to be rather intolerant of differences of opinion.

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> >>>> No.

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> >>> That's very funny.

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> >> No.

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> > Well, I laughed.

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> Psychosis.
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That was quite funny as well.

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> >>>>>>>>>>>> I don't hate you

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> >>>>>>>>>>>> Ha ha ha ha ha ha! *Yes, you do, Woopert. *It's irrational, but that's
> >>>>>>>>>>>> consistent for you.

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> >>>>>>>>>>> Why do you think I hate you?

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> >>>>>>>>>> Irrationality.

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> >>>>>>>>> No,

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> >>>>>>>> Yes.

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> >>>>> What led you to the conclusion that I hate you

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> >>>> What you write here, and your obsession with me.

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> >>> Where do you see the evidence of hatred?

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> >> In your posts.

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> > Can you be more specific?

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> <yawn>


Your belief that I hate you is irrational.