Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Yes I suppose it is much better that we allow hundreds of thousands of people to suffer not just today but forever rather then us feeling guilty for their demise. The problem here is that people pity these persons. Because we pity them we want to make alieviate their suffering. Unfortunately we are not willing to make the sacrafices necessary to actually solve their problems so instead we make token gestures that while serving to lessen the severity of their suffering also serves to prolong their suffering. We do this under the misguided believe that all life is good and is worth living, well, I for one would rather be dead then live with the agonizing pain of constant hunger and the torment of endless cycles of disease.
I am right in the middle of you two on this topic, hence my abstination.
Jayx1
Rachel, i respect your position on this but i have to admit that nothing beats a good bbqd steak!
:D
I dont mind vegetarians because if thats what they believe than good for them. I think wed all be healthier if we eat less meat. However i know this one vegetarian who is ridiculously preachy. Everytime anyone eats meat she goes on and on about it. Shes not invited out for many meals thats for sure! LOL
Skipper
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Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Yes I suppose it is much better that we allow hundreds of thousands of people to suffer not just today but forever rather then us feeling guilty for their demise. The problem here is that people pity these persons. Because we pity them we want to make alieviate their suffering. Unfortunately we are not willing to make the sacrafices necessary to actually solve their problems so instead we make token gestures that while serving to lessen the severity of their suffering also serves to prolong their suffering. We do this under the misguided believe that all life is good and is worth living, well, I for one would rather be dead then live with the agonizing pain of constant hunger and the torment of endless cycles of disease.
because we pity them and feel something should be done, this puts pressure on governments and the larger and more influential organizations of the world to help these people - and they do.
Pity, sorrow, outrage at the injustices of the world are not entirely useless.
StereoPrincess
i eat everything but i would like to be more vegie than i am to keep healthy.
Jem_hadar
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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
And why doesn't anyone criticise me for going to Guv and blowing close to $100 in one night when that money could have just as easily been better allocated by sending it to some poor shmuck in Africa?
LOL I made a similar agrument on monday to someone else on a different matter when I was being called selfish for a different reason.
My retort was, How is wasting your 'excess' money not needed for basic survival on a night at Guv not selfish too when that money could be better used to really help others who are suffering! You dont NEED to go to Guv!
There are ALL KINDS of different degrees of selfishness, and if you wanna get preachy or technical with me, buying yourself a 30th pair of shoes or T-shirt is definitely selfish in the face of giving that $100 to someone who is starving on the street or in Africa that could use it procure food for themselves.
EvilSmurfette
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Originally posted by lopi
..psssst.. what goes good with steak????! :D..
lopi
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Originally posted by EvilSmurfette
..psssst.. what goes good with steak????! :D..
Steak goes good with steak
EvilTree
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Originally posted by lopi
Steak goes good with steak
w/ sauteed onions and mushroom...
plus a cold fosters or guinness
*drool*
lopi
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Originally posted by EvilTree
w/ sauteed onions and mushroom...
plus a cold fosters or guinness
*drool*
no.
Just steak.
EvilTree
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Originally posted by lopi
no.
Just steak.
Barbarian:D
Xavier Moriarty
I could even eat a baby deer
La la la la la la la laaa lala…
Who's that baby deer on the lawn there?...
