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by elhudy 8y ago
>since animal non-existence is "preferable" to animal suffering, the ethical choice is to euthanize / sterilize as many animals as possible. The article isn't seriously suggesting to euthanize /sterilize as many
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by elhudy 8y ago
>There is no future where all animals can be happy and the level of meat consumption can stay the same. I'm not in disagreement with this...just because you're cynical about the future of husbandry doesn't mean I can'
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by elhudy 8y ago
>This is a much different argument than you have been making. You're (now) saying people can't be persuaded not to kill animals, so we should do so in a more humane way. Can you help me to understand where i contradicted myself
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by elhudy 8y ago
>False dichotomy: poor factory farm conditions vs. better factory farm conditions. There is also the option of no factory farms at all, which would be the least amount of suffering at the hands of humans. When it comes down to it we can
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by elhudy 8y ago
>About 21.8% of the world's population is vegetarian [1]. Let me flip your question: Do you think if those billions of people began consuming meat, the world would be the same? Of course not. Assuming meat production could rise to f
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by elhudy 8y ago
>Wildlife suffering happens with or without humans, but humans active choose to breed and kill animals when we don't necessarily need to. We could just not do that. You don't support humane slaughter or buying meat from free-ra
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by elhudy 8y ago
>His point about wild animals is very accurate, but that's not considering that animals bred in captivity ("free"-range or otherwise) would not have been if not for meat demand. It's debatable whether non-existence is
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by elhudy 8y ago
Not sure what OPs requirements are, but mine are along these lines: "If animals like free-range cows have lives that are not worth living, almost all wild animals could plausibly be thought to also have lives that are worse than non-ex
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by elhudy 8y ago
I find that people who generally hold this opinion against others are actually projecting their own thoughts.
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It will be interesting to see how quickly this becomes completely obsolete.
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The benefit is only for those from the ages of 55 through 77 per the second sentence of the article.
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>The other strain in your comment suggests that people who are presumably in some way responsible for their disease are less worthy of care I am stating that people who are presumably in some way responsible for their disease are not MOR
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by elhudy 8y ago
This could be the most controversial thing comment I've posted on here, but...: Why are we even spending resources figuring out how to extend the lives of people who have smoked a pack a day, for 30 years, and are currently in old age?
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by elhudy 8y ago
Of course, but nobody is arguing otherwise
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by elhudy 8y ago
>What if that didn't work? Would justice have been served, or would an injustice have occurred? I'm not trying to invalidate the OP's point, just showing how the social shaming from those who don't matter (TWDM™) can
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by elhudy 8y ago
>If we don't find a way to solve that problem, however imperfectly, we'll have to learn to live with a certain degree of unjust collateral damage, both to individuals and our social infrastructure. On the bright side, the colla
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by elhudy 8y ago
you're a lifesaver; glad I asked!
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by elhudy 8y ago
I've noticed that almost all of the robocalls i receive come from a number beginning with the same three numbers as my number. I would love for the ability to block all calls beginning with these three numbers, UNLESS they are already
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by elhudy 8y ago
>For one thing, am I wrong to assume that relatives don't actually appreciate the son in law being the man of the family? OP is the son-in-law. The man who has power of attorney over OP's father-in-law is the son. Unless I am
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by elhudy 8y ago
>This is speculatively projecting a lot of thoughts and feelings on the brother-in-law, which is quite patronizing. Isn't that what negotiation is about, when dealing with someone who won't effectively communicate their thought
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by elhudy 8y ago
Instead of making space, what are your thoughts on OP leveraging these perceptions to find common ground? E.g., "We understand that we need you to be the man of the family, and appreciate that you have stepped up to be strong for all
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by elhudy 8y ago
The writing idea is solid - thanks for sharing! You should try weighted blankets if you haven't already.
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by elhudy 8y ago
>50 cockerels You recreated the chicken version of an American prison, no where in nature would you find a gathering of 50 male chickens in tight living quarters. Is it only American prisons that hold males in tight quarters?
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by elhudy 8y ago
My point is that once you get to a fine enough granularity of coffee (as required per drip makers), you are likely getting the full extraction regardless at which point the quality of your grinder is moot. Further, I have a hard time believ
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by elhudy 8y ago
I don't buy the article's "study" whatsoever. From the pictures, they are testing the "flavor" using a drip method and don't control for the temperature. Using a drip method the ground should be fine. F
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by elhudy 8y ago
>The conscientious citizens of Philadelphia continue to put their pizza boxes, plastic bottles, yoghurt containers and other items into recycling bins. Pizza boxes are not actually recyclable due to the amount of grease they absorb which
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by elhudy 8y ago
I don't care what the law says or what anybody thinks; if there is an empty sidewalk I'm going to bike on it rather than put myself at risk on the road.
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by elhudy 8y ago
As a non-coder it feels like the learning curve for building a website portfolio is super high - even though I am told by coders that it is not. Could anyone lend some guidance on where to start?
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by elhudy 8y ago
7-10 days? I do my kraut for 3 weeks minimum ~70°.
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by elhudy 8y ago
Peppers take more salinity than most vegetables. Just make sure you have them covered 100% as well, or they mold guaranteed.

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