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On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:34:13 GMT, Pamela >
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>On 01:56 15 Nov 2018, Brice > wrote in
:
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>> On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:44:57 GMT, Pamela >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>We all know where gelatin comes from, so I don't know why you quote
>>>it.

>>
>> You sounded like you didn't know.

>
>You must have a comprehension problem because I wrote "she refuses to
>take medication in gelatin capsules on account of its animal content".
>What did you find so hard to nderstand in that?


It sounded like you thought she was stupid because there wasn't any
animal content, whereas in reality it's almost all animal content.

>>>A medication capsule weighs about 40 or 50 milligrams and a sealed
>>>softgel a bit more than that. The gelatin content is never more than
>>>80% and can be less. So that's approx 40 milligrams of gelatin which
>>>is 2,500 times less than a small 100g serving of meat.
>>>
>>>I call a 2,500th "nominal". Don't you?

>>
>> "So you're a vegetarian? Well, have a nominal amount of meat then."
>> Huh?

>
>That isn't the issue. I already said it's too much for her. However
>you wrote "That's not just nominal" and you are incorrect as it's only
>one part in 2,500 and approaching homeopathic standards of dilution.


But it's not diluted by a 100g serving of meat and how would that help
anyway? Just remember this: if you don't want to eat meat, you also
don't want to eat a little bit of meat.

>>>Oh, did I say my veggie friend never dry her laundry outdoors in case
>>>it traps little insects she can't see and then she feels responsible
>>>for them. I knew an Indian Jain who thought that was too much and
>>>they sweep the ground in front of them as they walk to avoid killing
>>>insects.

>>
>> There are many kinds of nuts in the world. Those Indians don't care
>> about animals. They just want a better next life.

>
>Although that doesn't much change the extremity of the view my friend
>takes about drying her laundry.


Yeah, that's nuts.