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No living entity "benefits" by coming into existence
Fred C. Dobbs wrote:
On 6/30/2010 10:56 AM, oxtail wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: A benefit is something that improves the welfare of an entity. Prior to its existence, there is no entity and thus no welfare, so coming into existence cannot improve an entity's welfare. We do not "give the gift of life" to livestock animals by breeding them into existence; we do not do them any "favor". We facilitate their existence, but that existence is not a gift or benefit to them. No matter how pleasant their lives might be once they do exist, existence itself is not a benefit to them. No harm would be inflicted on any animals if, suddenly and for whatever reason, we were to stop breeding livestock animals into existence. The fact that "billions of farm animals" would thereby never exist would have no moral meaning to any animals. There would not be any lack of consideration shown. If you are not smart enough to be concerned about the welfare of sentient beings to be born in the future, I am more than smart enough for that, but that isn't the issue. The issue is whether or not those beings "benefit" from coming into existence, and they do not. Did you "benefit from coming into existence"? -- Oxtail is not doing what he thinks he is doing here. |
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No living entity "benefits" by coming into existence
On 6/30/2010 1:18 PM, oxtail wrote:
Fred C. Dobbs wrote: On 6/30/2010 10:56 AM, oxtail wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: A benefit is something that improves the welfare of an entity. Prior to its existence, there is no entity and thus no welfare, so coming into existence cannot improve an entity's welfare. We do not "give the gift of life" to livestock animals by breeding them into existence; we do not do them any "favor". We facilitate their existence, but that existence is not a gift or benefit to them. No matter how pleasant their lives might be once they do exist, existence itself is not a benefit to them. No harm would be inflicted on any animals if, suddenly and for whatever reason, we were to stop breeding livestock animals into existence. The fact that "billions of farm animals" would thereby never exist would have no moral meaning to any animals. There would not be any lack of consideration shown. If you are not smart enough to be concerned about the welfare of sentient beings to be born in the future, I am more than smart enough for that, but that isn't the issue. The issue is whether or not those beings "benefit" from coming into existence, and they do not. Did you "benefit from coming into existence"? Of course not - no living entity does. I benefit from things that happen within my existence, because those things improve my welfare; but coming into existence /per se/ did not improve my welfare, so by definition it was not a benefit. I know you get this. We all know you do. We all know you're just ****ing around wasting time playing a ****witted, ****-4-braincell "zen game". This is not in rational dispute. |
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No living entity "benefits" by coming into existence
Fred C. Dobbs wrote:
On 6/30/2010 11:04 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 1:56 AM, oxtail wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: A benefit is something that improves the welfare of an entity. Prior to its existence, there is no entity and thus no welfare, so coming into existence cannot improve an entity's welfare. We do not "give the gift of life" to livestock animals by breeding them into existence; we do not do them any "favor". We facilitate their existence, but that existence is not a gift or benefit to them. No matter how pleasant their lives might be once they do exist, existence itself is not a benefit to them. No harm would be inflicted on any animals if, suddenly and for whatever reason, we were to stop breeding livestock animals into existence. The fact that "billions of farm animals" would thereby never exist would have no moral meaning to any animals. There would not be any lack of consideration shown. If you are not smart enough to be concerned about the welfare of sentient beings to be born in the future, you have no business to worry about what other people do or think. of course the welfare matters you idiot. it's about the existence of them in future. in particular, existence being bred for meat. grow up you guys, that's about enough. You are not getting it. We are. You either are not, or are pretending you don't as part of another tedious attempt at playing the "zen game". It's not about the welfare of animals; it's about their existence in the first place. "We just don't know" is perfectly acceptable in many multivalued logic systems. -- Oxtail is not doing what he thinks he is doing here. |
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No living entity "benefits" by coming into existence
On 6/30/2010 1:26 PM, oxtail wrote:
Fred C. Dobbs wrote: On 6/30/2010 11:04 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 1:56 AM, oxtail wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: A benefit is something that improves the welfare of an entity. Prior to its existence, there is no entity and thus no welfare, so coming into existence cannot improve an entity's welfare. We do not "give the gift of life" to livestock animals by breeding them into existence; we do not do them any "favor". We facilitate their existence, but that existence is not a gift or benefit to them. No matter how pleasant their lives might be once they do exist, existence itself is not a benefit to them. No harm would be inflicted on any animals if, suddenly and for whatever reason, we were to stop breeding livestock animals into existence. The fact that "billions of farm animals" would thereby never exist would have no moral meaning to any animals. There would not be any lack of consideration shown. If you are not smart enough to be concerned about the welfare of sentient beings to be born in the future, you have no business to worry about what other people do or think. of course the welfare matters you idiot. it's about the existence of them in future. in particular, existence being bred for meat. grow up you guys, that's about enough. You are not getting it. We are. You either are not, or are pretending you don't as part of another tedious attempt at playing the "zen game". It's not about the welfare of animals; it's about their existence in the first place. "We just don't know" is perfectly acceptable In this topic, we do know. |
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No living entity "benefits" by coming into existence
On Jun 30, 2:34*pm, bundling snowfalls wrote:
On 1/07/2010 2:29 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 2:04 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 1:56 AM, oxtail wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: A benefit is something that improves the welfare of an entity. Prior to its existence, there is no entity and thus no welfare, so coming into existence cannot improve an entity's welfare. We do not "give the gift of life" to livestock animals by breeding them into existence; we do not do them any "favor". *We facilitate their existence, but that existence is not a gift or benefit to them. No matter how pleasant their lives might be once they do exist, existence itself is not a benefit to them. No harm would be inflicted on any animals if, suddenly and for whatever reason, we were to stop breeding livestock animals into existence. *The fact that "billions of farm animals" would thereby never exist would have no moral meaning to any animals. *There would not be any lack of consideration shown. If you are not smart enough to be concerned about the welfare of sentient beings to be born in the future, you have no business to worry about what other people do or think. of course the welfare matters you idiot. it's about the existence of them in future. in particular, existence being bred for meat. grow up you guys, that's about enough. You are not getting it. This is about how to think well and whether life is sacred. just a period of pain on earth. But necessary to be enlightened. the unborn don't give a flying ****. for the birds? ^~ |
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No living entity "benefits" by coming into existence
On 1/07/2010 5:39 AM, zenworm wrote:
On Jun 30, 2:34 pm, bundling wrote: On 1/07/2010 2:29 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 2:04 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 1:56 AM, oxtail wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: A benefit is something that improves the welfare of an entity. Prior to its existence, there is no entity and thus no welfare, so coming into existence cannot improve an entity's welfare. We do not "give the gift of life" to livestock animals by breeding them into existence; we do not do them any "favor". We facilitate their existence, but that existence is not a gift or benefit to them. No matter how pleasant their lives might be once they do exist, existence itself is not a benefit to them. No harm would be inflicted on any animals if, suddenly and for whatever reason, we were to stop breeding livestock animals into existence. The fact that "billions of farm animals" would thereby never exist would have no moral meaning to any animals. There would not be any lack of consideration shown. If you are not smart enough to be concerned about the welfare of sentient beings to be born in the future, you have no business to worry about what other people do or think. of course the welfare matters you idiot. it's about the existence of them in future. in particular, existence being bred for meat. grow up you guys, that's about enough. You are not getting it. This is about how to think well and whether life is sacred. just a period of pain on earth. But necessary to be enlightened. the unborn don't give a flying ****. for the birds? ^~ i'm a good aim with a rifle and i shot a bird on my best friends farm one day, glad i did it. i see how superficial the joy i was having was compared to the life i took, or just winged it? there was no joy anymore for me. |
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No living entity "benefits" by coming into existence
On Jun 30, 5:51*pm, bundling snowfalls wrote:
On 1/07/2010 5:39 AM, zenworm wrote: On Jun 30, 2:34 pm, bundling *wrote: On 1/07/2010 2:29 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 2:04 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 1:56 AM, oxtail wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: A benefit is something that improves the welfare of an entity. Prior to its existence, there is no entity and thus no welfare, so coming into existence cannot improve an entity's welfare. We do not "give the gift of life" to livestock animals by breeding them into existence; we do not do them any "favor". *We facilitate their existence, but that existence is not a gift or benefit to them. No matter how pleasant their lives might be once they do exist, existence itself is not a benefit to them. No harm would be inflicted on any animals if, suddenly and for whatever reason, we were to stop breeding livestock animals into existence. *The fact that "billions of farm animals" would thereby never exist would have no moral meaning to any animals. *There would not be any lack of consideration shown. If you are not smart enough to be concerned about the welfare of sentient beings to be born in the future, you have no business to worry about what other people do or think. of course the welfare matters you idiot. it's about the existence of them in future. in particular, existence being bred for meat. grow up you guys, that's about enough. You are not getting it. This is about how to think well and whether life is sacred. just a period of pain on earth. But necessary to be enlightened. the unborn don't give a flying ****. for the birds? ^~ i'm a good aim with a rifle and i shot a bird on my best friends farm one day, glad i did it. i see how superficial the joy i was having was compared to the life i took, or just winged it? there was no joy anymore for me. Perhaps all 'sin' can be summed up in one word: "waste". ^~ |
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No living entity "benefits" by coming into existence
On 1/07/2010 5:56 AM, zenworm wrote:
On Jun 30, 5:51 pm, bundling wrote: On 1/07/2010 5:39 AM, zenworm wrote: On Jun 30, 2:34 pm, bundling wrote: On 1/07/2010 2:29 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 2:04 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 1:56 AM, oxtail wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: A benefit is something that improves the welfare of an entity. Prior to its existence, there is no entity and thus no welfare, so coming into existence cannot improve an entity's welfare. We do not "give the gift of life" to livestock animals by breeding them into existence; we do not do them any "favor". We facilitate their existence, but that existence is not a gift or benefit to them. No matter how pleasant their lives might be once they do exist, existence itself is not a benefit to them. No harm would be inflicted on any animals if, suddenly and for whatever reason, we were to stop breeding livestock animals into existence. The fact that "billions of farm animals" would thereby never exist would have no moral meaning to any animals. There would not be any lack of consideration shown. If you are not smart enough to be concerned about the welfare of sentient beings to be born in the future, you have no business to worry about what other people do or think. of course the welfare matters you idiot. it's about the existence of them in future. in particular, existence being bred for meat. grow up you guys, that's about enough. You are not getting it. This is about how to think well and whether life is sacred. just a period of pain on earth. But necessary to be enlightened. the unborn don't give a flying ****. for the birds? ^~ i'm a good aim with a rifle and i shot a bird on my best friends farm one day, glad i did it. i see how superficial the joy i was having was compared to the life i took, or just winged it? there was no joy anymore for me. Perhaps all 'sin' can be summed up in one word: "waste". ^~ yes. there are better things to do than being shot or eaten i'm sure. |
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No living entity "benefits" by coming into existence
On 1/07/2010 6:00 AM, bundling snowfalls wrote:
On 1/07/2010 5:56 AM, zenworm wrote: On Jun 30, 5:51 pm, bundling wrote: On 1/07/2010 5:39 AM, zenworm wrote: On Jun 30, 2:34 pm, bundling wrote: On 1/07/2010 2:29 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 2:04 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 1:56 AM, oxtail wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: A benefit is something that improves the welfare of an entity. Prior to its existence, there is no entity and thus no welfare, so coming into existence cannot improve an entity's welfare. We do not "give the gift of life" to livestock animals by breeding them into existence; we do not do them any "favor". We facilitate their existence, but that existence is not a gift or benefit to them. No matter how pleasant their lives might be once they do exist, existence itself is not a benefit to them. No harm would be inflicted on any animals if, suddenly and for whatever reason, we were to stop breeding livestock animals into existence. The fact that "billions of farm animals" would thereby never exist would have no moral meaning to any animals. There would not be any lack of consideration shown. If you are not smart enough to be concerned about the welfare of sentient beings to be born in the future, you have no business to worry about what other people do or think. of course the welfare matters you idiot. it's about the existence of them in future. in particular, existence being bred for meat. grow up you guys, that's about enough. You are not getting it. This is about how to think well and whether life is sacred. just a period of pain on earth. But necessary to be enlightened. the unborn don't give a flying ****. for the birds? ^~ i'm a good aim with a rifle and i shot a bird on my best friends farm one day, glad i did it. i see how superficial the joy i was having was compared to the life i took, or just winged it? there was no joy anymore for me. Perhaps all 'sin' can be summed up in one word: "waste". ^~ yes. there are better things to do than being shot or eaten i'm sure. if you were a bird. |
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No living entity "benefits" by coming into existence
"bundling snowfalls" wrote in message ... On 1/07/2010 5:39 AM, zenworm wrote: On Jun 30, 2:34 pm, bundling wrote: On 1/07/2010 2:29 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 2:04 AM, oxtail wrote: bundling snowfalls wrote: On 1/07/2010 1:56 AM, oxtail wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: A benefit is something that improves the welfare of an entity. Prior to its existence, there is no entity and thus no welfare, so coming into existence cannot improve an entity's welfare. We do not "give the gift of life" to livestock animals by breeding them into existence; we do not do them any "favor". We facilitate their existence, but that existence is not a gift or benefit to them. No matter how pleasant their lives might be once they do exist, existence itself is not a benefit to them. No harm would be inflicted on any animals if, suddenly and for whatever reason, we were to stop breeding livestock animals into existence. The fact that "billions of farm animals" would thereby never exist would have no moral meaning to any animals. There would not be any lack of consideration shown. If you are not smart enough to be concerned about the welfare of sentient beings to be born in the future, you have no business to worry about what other people do or think. of course the welfare matters you idiot. it's about the existence of them in future. in particular, existence being bred for meat. grow up you guys, that's about enough. You are not getting it. This is about how to think well and whether life is sacred. just a period of pain on earth. But necessary to be enlightened. the unborn don't give a flying ****. for the birds? ^~ i'm a good aim with a rifle and i shot a bird on my best friends farm one day, glad i did it. i see how superficial the joy i was having was compared to the life i took, or just winged it? there was no joy anymore for me. Some guys live for that feeling, different strokes I guess. |
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