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On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:40:19 -0700, Goo confirmed my prediction:

>On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:55:52 -0400, dh@. wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:51:52 -0700, Goo wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:40:36 -0400, dh@. wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:32:27 -0700, Dutch > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>dh@. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The fact that people who don't feel they have what could be considered a
>>>>>> truly "good" life don't all kill themselves tells us that life still has
>>>>>> positive value to them
>>>>>
>>>>>Those people already exist,
>>>>
>>>> So do animals in similar positions.
>>>
>>>No.

>>
>> LOL!!! The idea that there are no animals in similar positions is so stupid
>>it's hilarious Goo.
>>
>>>>>life only has value to a being once they
>>>>>exist. You need to read Salt's essay again, not that you will understand it.
>>>>
>>>> I understand that commercially raised pigs are no longer filthily housed and
>>>>fed, and also that Salt didn't have any idea whether life is of positive value
>>>>to most modern commercially raised pigs or not. I'd also say it's safe to
>>>>believe that he wouldn't feel any livestock animals' lives were worth living the
>>>>same as you and the Goober and all other misnomer addicts, meaning that none of
>>>>you could make a realistic distinction between which lives seem to be negative
>>>>and which seem to be positive.
>>>
>>>You *should* understand, but fail to understand, that "getting to
>>>experience life" is not a benefit.

>>
>> It often appears that it is a benefit Goob so if you want people to think
>>something prevents it from being one, YOU need to try to explain what you want
>>people to think prevents it. Try explaining what you want people to think
>>prevents you from benefitting from experiencing your own life, Goo. Go:

>
>No.


LOL!!! I know you can't even make an attempt to explain Goo, as I correctly
predicted and you just proved for me. LOL....

>>(correct prediction: the Goober not only can't explain what he thinks is
>>preventing him from benefitting, but he's ashamed to even attempt to explain)