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Why is my claim that I must have Kobe beef (because I'm divine, and I say so) any less valid than the claim I can't eat pork because God said so?
by MichaelGG 12y ago
Why is my claim that I must have Kobe beef (because I'm divine, and I say so) any less valid than the claim I can't eat pork because God said so?
- emidln 12y agoHigher weight is given to mass delusions compared to acute delusions.
- PhasmaFelis 12y agoBecause one of them is an earnestly held belief and the other is you lying to get special treatment, and humans are capable of telling the difference. See the bit above about using common sense and not being a mindless rule-applying robot. Also, because people who request kosher, halal, vegetarian, or vegan diets in prison aren't generally demanding higher-quality food, just different food. When accommodated, they generally still get low-grade prison fare. Thus there's little motivation to lie about it.
- MichaelGG 12y agoSo before I go to prison, I should earnestly develop a sincere desire for, say, pancakes every day, then it'd count? I understand that law interpreters are not mindless robots. However it seems very arbitrary to support kosher and halal, but not Pastafarian diets. It's as silly as only granting conscientious objector status to "real" Mennonites.
- PhasmaFelis 12y agoAs soon as you develop an honest and genuine belief that your moral system requires you to eat pancakes, I'll consider the notion that prisons should be required to serve you shitty, leathery pancakes. The thing is, you're not going to do that, and neither is anyone else. Policy should not be guided by ridiculous hypotheticals.