AnyOldIron
Atheist Missionary
And differing is different to being above....
Above or not there is no real tangible reason to deny your own species for another. It becomes extremist ideation to view all life as equal and therefore humans as equals to roaches. How many of us would be in prison if it was termed murder to kill an insect or a plant?And differing is different to being above....
AssHat is not Watermark.Above or not there is no real tangible reason to deny your own species for another. It becomes extremist ideation to view all life as equal and therefore humans as equals to roaches. How many of us would be in prison if it was termed murder to kill an insect or a plant?
I don't subscribe to it, but there is a position that argues that it is ethically wrong to discriminate based purely on species alone....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciesism
They use negative utilitarianism and value-based rights theories to justify their position.
But that isn't my point. I'm trying to draw WM on the notion of a 'soul' that differentiates.....
He did, but it was to obfuscate the issue more rather than to clear up something. Seriously, they are two separate people.AssHat is not Watermark.
Didn't he start a thread to claim he was? lol
In that case I apologise to whoever wants an apology.... lol
I think you best make that three separate people, at least.He did, but it was to obfuscate the issue more rather than to clear up something. Seriously, they are two separate people.
I think you best make that three separate people, at least.
He did, but it was to obfuscate the issue more rather than to clear up something. Seriously, they are two separate people.
To be clear, PeeStain started a thread claiming to be me. He could only dream of being so fan-friggin-tastic.
I'd rate WM higher than yourself on debating ability..
I'm yet to see you formulate an argument.
Seen you present your conclusion, refuse to support it with reasoning and then bat away any comment on that conclusion by insulting the person bringing it up.
Tell me, are you some kind of preacher?
pointing out what words mean isn't much of an argument, granted, yet it's effective against most on this board. Actual argument is nearly impossible with immature babies who deny the meanings of words when they're losing.
And again, terms can have different meanings in different contexts...
You and your made up distinctions between human and human being. LOL. There not much to do besides pointing out that you're just inventing new terms and/or false dichotomies out of thin air.
No, I'm not.
I even pointed out the difference between human and human being. Argue the point...
He did. He argued in the literary sense of one being an adjective describing the origin of something, such as a human toenail, and the other being a noun describing an organism, as in 'a human'.pointing out what words mean isn't much of an argument, granted, yet it's effective against most on this board. Actual argument is nearly impossible with immature babies who deny the meanings of words when they're losing.
And again, terms can have different meanings in different contexts...
You and your made up distinctions between human and human being. LOL. There not much to do besides pointing out that you're just inventing new terms and/or false dichotomies out of thin air.
No, I'm not.
I even pointed out the difference between human and human being. Argue the point...
But it's disingenuous and immature to switch meanings mid discussion, to want to use the word properly in one instance, and then deny that very meaning when it's used to mean the exact same thing regarding a truth you wish to deny. It's transparent, childish and stupid.
Not if it is relevant to the context it is being used.
And I've already stated, that distinction you made exists only in your mind. It's a distinction without a difference. It's also transparent, childish and stupid.
You haven't got an argument then?
Anyone who disagrees with you is transparent, childish and stupid?
Try again, see if you can formulate a coherant argument.
My toenail is human, and it is alive. It isn't a human being...