On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:31:27 GMT, Rudy Canoza > wrote:

wrote:
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>> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:19:00 -0500, Ron > wrote:
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>>
>>>In article t>,
>>>the Gonad wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>formerly known as 'cat arranger' wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I believe that existence is a benefit.
>>>>
>>>>No, it isn't. A benefit is something that makes an
>>>>entity better off; that is, something that improves the
>>>>welfare of an entity.
>>>
>>>What is a "benefit" is also subjective.
>>
>>
>> Rudy has not been--and apparently never will
>> be--able to provide an example of a definition backing
>> up his claim.
>
>I am PROVIDING the defintion.
>
>Definition: a "benefit" is something that improves the
>welfare of an exiting entity.

LOL! Oops, I mean:

Life is the benefit which improves the welfare of an
existing (though not necessarily an exiting) entity, by
allowing a zygote to grow into an animal.

Main Entry: 1ben·e·fit
2 b : useful aid

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...enefit&x=0&y=0

Life is the benefit, or useful aid, which allows zygotes to
grow into animals. Life is the benefit, or useful aid, which
makes all others possible.