Posted by alexandra_k on May 25, 2005, at 18:35:56
In reply to Re: Things I don't understand » alexandra_k, posted by AuntieMel on May 25, 2005, at 16:34:55
> You weren't annoying me - it just came up when I was busy and didn't have time to keep up with it.
:-)
Yeah, I know that feeling. Sometimes I start a topic and then it kind of takes off and I can't keep up with it... I was just worried I had offended or annoyed you. I care about you and your opinion. We have had some good discussions. I just hoped I hadn't lost you.> Actually I have very conflicted feelings about hunting. I could never personally do it - I'm way, way too soft. But I know people who hunt and they aren't cruel bad people.
I never said, or meant to say, or even mean to imply that they were cruel bad people.
My sole interest in the matter was whether it was logically inconsistent to consider certain practices acceptable and certain other practices unacceptable.
I meant to do it in the spirit of 'I am having trouble seeing differences' and was hoping somebody might be able to.
Like I said: I eat meat. I think I am being logically inconsistent in doing so - and in a way I was hoping someone might be able to show me a way out of the inconsistency.
I didn't mean for people to take it personally.
Now I remember why it is that I don't want to tutor first year ethics.
Ethical discussions become personal and people take it personally and can resort to personal attacks.I don't think I attacked anyone...
But maybe it is just the inconsistency point...
I should remember...
Socrates was forced to drink hemlock...
One mustn't become toooooooooo much of a gadfly...
> To me there are so many shades of grey about this issue. I would disagree with anyone that saw it as black and white - on either side.I was just interested in the matter of consistency...
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