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On 8/2/2012 7:51 AM, Rupert wrote:
> 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.


Clearly you aren't. Increased wobbliness is in stark evidence.


>>>>>>>> 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.


That's lovely.


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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>

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> Your belief that I hate you is irrational.


It isn't.