"Ron" > wrote
> "Dutch" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Ron" > wrote
>>
>> > Then demonstrate by clearly stating what moral code (and not law, the
>> > new religion) the vegan violates by buying rice or tomatoes.
>>
>> They claim to believe that it is wrong to kill animals to obtain food.
>
> I didn't kill any animals when I bought my tomatoes this past week

How do you know?

> Just curious, what did you do to stop the sodomizing of children today?

I kept you occupied.

>> >> > The law becomes the
>> >> > sacred text. There are "prophets" that are quoted as being the
>> >> > authorities and so on. Beliefs, moral codes, rules of conduct (where
>> >> > our
>> >> > disagreement appears) are the requirements of the practice of the
>> >> > religion.
>> >>
>> >> Not convincing.
>> >
>> > I think it is quite convincing. What is being demanded of the vegan
>> > fits
>> > quite well with my observation of the law as a religion by function.
>>
>> I don't understand what you're saying, but if it is that veganism
>> resembles
>> a religion in some ways, I agree.
>
> Now, what I'm saying is that your approach is very similar to theists.
> You just use a different bible -- the law and different prophets -- the
> experts.

I use my ability to reason.

You take conventional wisdom and in knee-jerk fashion disagree with all of
it in the hope that someone will mistake you for clever.

You are exactly as much of a dimwit as the one who takes conventional wisdom
and in knee-jerk fashion agrees with all of it.