The Vegetarian Torture - Page 48

CallMeIshmael · #**471** 06-28-2006, 01:46 AM

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come on now CMI, you are smart enough to pick up on the point i was making at the audacity of saying not eating meat lessened the "MISERY OF THE WORLD". i think the death of a couple of cows is a drop in the bucket versus fleecing degenerates of money for their kids through aggressive raising.

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But, again, this is all subjective.

Is it morally wrong to gamble? I dont know, its your opinion.

Is it morally wrong to eat meat? Same answer.

With all morality there are arguments on both sides. Maybe she cares more about the death of animals that couldnt help themselves than she does about humans that choose* to gamble. Maybe she is happy about how Ed's taught many of us to play beter poker.

Basically, I see reason to conclude that someone is hyopcritical if they are agaisnt animal death but pro-gambling. You just happen to have a different moral outlook than her.

FWIW, of those 3 claims yours was far and away the one I disagreed with the least. The main problem was that you were making moral claims about gambling on 2p2.

* just to clarify on the word choose: no one really chooses anything, and free will is an illusion, but thats another thread.

EDIT: also, just fwiw, I felt you over exagerated the claim of how bad poker is, much like Ive been bitching at elaine for doing most of the thread. Gotta remain consistent [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

El Diablo · #**472** 06-28-2006, 05:26 AM

nolan,

"she's going to possibly change her mind if she heads to Delmonicos and gets the Ribeye."

That's too intense for someone who doesn't eat meat. Some tender veal or delicious foie gras might do the trick, though.

larrondo · #**473** 07-25-2006, 02:12 PM

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I became veggie at age 6 when I announced to my mother that I wouldn't eat my friends anymore.

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I think I'm late to the discussion, but I made a similar announcement to my parents when I was three and a half, and haven't eaten more than a bite of meat since.

The texture of flesh is something that becomes pretty alien and unplesant if you've not been eating it all this time. If I had it to do all over again and could choose my childhood inclinations, I would add fish to my diet. It makes it easier to travel.