Re: Arguments from Nonexistence. Was: Extropians and animal rights

Samael (Samael@dial.pipex.com)
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 15:26:36 -0000

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From: Michael S. Lorrey <retroman@together.net> To: extropians@extropy.com <extropians@extropy.com> Date: 14 January 1999 15:20
Subject: Re: Arguments from Nonexistence. Was: Extropians and animal rights

>dalec@socrates.berkeley.edu wrote:
>
>> There, now we can play with two hot buttons at once, and get
>> nowhere fast. Next up, incestuous gun-toting vegetarian socialists
>> against abortion rights...
>
>Yes, while we often see liberals hacking on how Republicans are pro-life
with
>respect to abortion, but not with regard to the death penalty, I wonder why
>liberals can be so damn parsimonious, since they are the opposite, they are
pro
>abortion, but against killing animals.....

Most people I know eat meat (my Girlfriend doesn't, but apart from that I think everyone know does), and all of them are liberal (well, certianly by your definition - all fo them are in favour of government, anyway).

Oh, and very few people are in favour of abortion, all though many people are in favour of people being allowed a choice. Enforcing abortion isn't likely to be very popular.

Samael