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re: "cruelty is a human concept"

TB — 5/7/2008 6:52:23 PM (archived)

I was making some comments only relating to the discussion of nature.

Of course it's as ridiculous to draw extensive parallels between the natural world and human society as it is to over-anthropomorphize the natural world.

Human beings are not lions. Not even close. The way human beings function, with reason and the ability to make choices, is why they need a moral code and animals don't.

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Vegetable rights - TB - 5/6/2008 3:23:17 AM
- Tom, didn't you see the Space: 1999 episode... - Socrates II - 5/6/2008 5:53:22 PM
  - Don't forget "Day of the Triffids"... (n/t) - nick hoffman - 5/7/2008 9:41:21 AM
  - Plant people - TB - 5/6/2008 6:17:26 PM
    - Plant tyranny - ER - 5/6/2008 10:13:43 PM
      - re: Plant tyranny - TB - 5/6/2008 11:45:18 PM
        
        Plants are natural collectivists. - ER - 5/7/2008 3:41:14 AM
        
        re: Plants are natural collectivists. - TB - 5/7/2008 5:53:16 AM
        
        "no rules, no regimentation, no regulation." - ER - 5/7/2008 10:47:52 AM
        
        re: "no rules, no regimentation, no regulation." - TB - 5/7/2008 5:11:09 PM
        
        "cruelty is a human concept" - ER - 5/7/2008 5:58:42 PM
        
        re: "cruelty is a human concept" - TB - 5/7/2008 6:52:23 PM
- Dr Carrington's position - ER - 5/6/2008 5:28:31 PM
- Prairie Populism is back! (n/t) - Robert - 5/6/2008 4:57:26 PM
  - And no, I don't think that it's plain crazy (n/t) - Robert - 5/6/2008 4:57:57 PM
- and peace! - podrock - 5/6/2008 3:23:28 PM
  - I love that show! (n/t) - TB - 5/6/2008 6:10:55 PM
    - a clip: - podrock - 5/7/2008 2:16:05 AM
    - Loved the singing vegies in the 'fridge. - podrock - 5/6/2008 10:37:50 PM
- Lettuce agree to disagree - ARRELL - 5/6/2008 3:04:17 PM
  - re: Now that's squashing the debate (n/t) - Please donâ€™t beet me up, couldn't help b - 5/6/2008 7:14:18 PM
  - LOL!...then at leeks can we agree to - Jody - 5/6/2008 7:02:46 PM
- 'Fess up TB, this post is a plant. (n/t) - ER - 5/6/2008 12:23:07 PM
- 'Fess up TB, this post is a plant. (n/t) - ER - 5/6/2008 12:23:01 PM
- All we are saying is give peas a chance - McFly - 5/6/2008 5:32:08 AM
  - Visualize Whireld Peas (n/t) - Yeti - 5/6/2008 4:28:32 PM
  - re: All we are saying is give peas a chance - Lindy - 5/6/2008 9:15:20 AM
    - Thanks - McFly - 5/6/2008 6:06:13 PM
- My yard needs mowing. - Lee - 5/6/2008 3:54:34 AM
- "A friend with weed is a friend indeed." -- Freewheelin' Franklin (n/t) - ER - 5/6/2008 3:30:17 AM

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