I appreciate the difficulties you're experiencing right now; as you know my own daughter has been gravely unwell in the past. I was beside myself and felt very out of control.
You have a right to assert your opinion and objections on any matter.
Attacking KB's faith however, is not assertive, but aggressive. "It's not okay to disrespect, degrade, or humiliate that person."
I also suspect it's a huge misinterpretation on you part, if you think KB dislikes you in any way. She's a sensitive petal, too, y'know. I know she'll be hurt by this.
My consent for you to use my pics any way you wish is a given, KB.
I trust you implicitly and I don't believe you have a malicious bone in your body.
I didn't respond to your pic of me earlier on in this thread because of my stuff, not because you did anything wrong. I'm sorry I haven't joined in with the fun.
Feeding plant materials to animals and then eating the animals is less energy efficient and ecologically sound than eating plant materials.
There's something really not nice about a system which caters for the privileged few, when alternative use of resources could feed everyone in the world. It's one of the many reasons why some people eat vegetarian, or vegan foods.
The UK does have restrictions on meat imports since we found some cheap farming practises can lead to health and safety disasters. Also, add transport and import costs and imports may no longer be a cheap option.
As for your gastronomic deprivation, I reckon I could easily feed you for a year without giving you the same delectable vegetarian dish twice. There are 196 countries in the world, so I'd only need one, or two recipes from each culture to do that.
Whilst it would be idyllic to have my own wind farm next to my natural fibre house, eat home grown organic foods and have wings to get to my ecologically and ethically sound job, I do have to make compromises between my ideal lifestyle and practicalities, you're right.
I've not had any urges to throw in the towel and chase down an antelope in a Cadillac so I can sink my choppers into it's succulent rump, however.
In the UK more and more people are eating vegetarian dishes most of the time because they cannot afford to eat meat. Producing meat is very energy and space inefficient and therefore costly.
And if you think a vegetarian diet is limited, you have lived a gastronomically deprived life!
Just as we may see the image of bunny rabbits in clouds, or the face of Jesus in a piece of toast, we have evolved to make sense of our worlds.
It's possible that when we see trends, or coincidences in zodiac signs it's a product of our cognitive functioning that is no more, or less special than the phenomenon of pareidolia.
No, I'm arguing for the sake of that which is ethical.
Yay, you're beginning to cotton on and ask the right questions.
I'm arguing that questions should be asked and that individual cases should be evaluated. The moment you start by saying most murderers this, or some murderers that, you're demonstrating a woolliness that is ridiculous when discussing life and death situations.
For example, consider someone who plans and carries out the murder of someone who abused their child and shows no remorse. How about someone who drives without realising they're over the limit and kills someone? How about if someone is classed as sociopathic? Are they responsible for their sociopathy? How about self-defence, or military defence?
With out a doubt there should be consequences, but how does that justify execution?
In the US, not all murderers get a death sentence. What's the difference between one murder and another?
I reiterate, if Richard Glossip had accepted a plea deal and lied in court that he was guilty, he'd likely have been released by now. Because he pleaded innocence, he got the death penalty. How is that about appropriate consequences?
Blimey, talk about it being close to the wire. That temporary stay must have come with Richard Glossip strapped to the gurney, possibly for more than half an hour. I wonder if the needle was already in his arm.
What are the legalities which constitute a 'cruel and unusual' punishment in the US...?
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RE: Word to Live By - Part 3
I don't believe you're the malicious type, either and I did say I appreciate how stressed you are.I'm sorry to hear you say you're leaving us, too.