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Yeah, it's not as if I don't understand what's being said here. There are plenty of things about humans that are unique - but that goes for all specie...

Yeah, I mean just then he claimed a 'blatant lie' and then confirmed what I said lmao.

I simply disagree. Language is not specific to humans. The others work, and I may need to think on them - But i still can't see how that makes us spec...

There we are again. You are not a good faith interlocutor and I shall now avoid you.

Both of these require quite short answers/ 1. The analogy does not fail. You've simply changed the basis of the analogy. The entire point is that a ch...

That's not quite it. Special does mean something and we've been given that definition in this thread, and applying the label can be accurate or inaccu...

Well, I get you but disagree. I told you what you needed to know upfront. I am not obliged to come across particularly personable. I would say, partic...

Usage does not dictate reality. "literally" used figuratively shows that semantics cannot resolve this issue. Why are humans special? Because other hu...

And there we are.

I do not think so. In another thread I pointed out that 180s suggesting that there are in-built moral ground rules is not tenable. That is simply not ...

Athena, you have given a link to a Google search that links Christendom and Fascism. Facsim rises the state above all else, including religion and use...

That's a distinction without a difference. Case in point: James Woods literally crying on national television to give Reiner his flowers. And Woods is...

They pretty obviously do not. If that was your interpretation, I am telling you: No. That is not what I said, intimated or meant. I was clearly making...

Your comments on teh UK are unfounded as best I can tell - I am British by birth (Worcester.. which you know is true because I spelled it right), Iris...

I think it is the case that massive numbers of people agree with this sentiment. You may just have a bubble into which outside voices are refused entr...

I did no such thing, And i outright reject the notion that humans are special. I asked you for your evaluation with reasons. You have not done so. The...

Even though all presidents besides Truman have shown extreme restraint relative to their power and influence.

We also saw swathes of people celebrating Charlie Kirk's death on the day, and continually for weeks after including hoping more conservatives are kil...

Rejected. Perhaps we have no more to discuss... I.,..did? If it wasn't moving for you, that's fine. As noted, and supporting my slightly quippy respon...

Hey man, great set of questions/objections etc.. I have to prime you that I'm blunt in a few of these responses. Its not personal, or meant to indicat...

Not in the developed world. NZ is an awful place to live if you anything close to ambition. Or, any political savvy at all. Its like a sandbox with ki...

Fwiw, no, and I think this response is just in line with what i've described. Sure thing! I can have a reasonable conversation about this, so thanks f...

P-Zombies. It's often held out as a gotcha for those who think consciousness could be separate from brain activity (or at least emergent from it, rath...

Run the same argument with a pet and you get my position, legally. Because one is you, and one is not. By analogy. when you hold funds in trust, you c...

While I take it you're supportive of the idea that pathologizing homosexuality is unhelpful, if not bad and immoral, I can't quite understand the rest...

Because you aren't even clearly reading my responses to you. See below. I am not trying to be purposefully rude - this is just extremely hard to be po...

Afaik, well-substantiated in that most "trans" children are simply gay children being pulled about by ideologues.

I bite that bullet.

woooooooooooosh.

That's no solution at all and I would posit the extremely well educated theologists among us (the world, not the forum) would find your position insul...

I can't see what relevance this has here? Other people's utterances or desires aren't relevant here until we talk about the desire to not have your fr...

You seem to have ignored (again, and along with with Questioner) have obviously, and unfortunately obviously on purpose, ignore the several sources (a...

Right, ok, I get that. I suggest this isn't a disability and should never be considered one. Social acceptability hinges on essentially infinite diffe...

Hmm. I was being quite careful there - interferring with the desire wouldn't be convincing her away from using (i presume?) MAID. It would have been a...

Lacking what is my point? Its not ability-driven. It would be a purely social lack (i.e lack of social inclusion) which we don't consider a disability...

Ahh, that's an awkward one though because it has to assume the social model. In that society, we wouldn't put an amputee in the same category as a gin...

He's wrong about most of it. He and I have gone back and forth on this many times. Suffice to say that you making this claim doesn't make it so. I hav...

You seem to just be repeating yourself. Nothing was said about ending someone elses life. I get the feeling there's an emotional block here for you? A...

It depends what the context of the 'plan' is. But in principle yeah, it's got to be a balance. Both of those avenues are noble and worth pursuing. I c...

This is far far beneath you Leon. You didn't even respond to my substantive reply which puts complete paid to your position against me. Your only argu...

I now think it quite likely you are actively engaging in bad faith. That's a shame.

I saw a clip yesterday of a transwoman (i suppose you could say influencer? I'm not sure as the media was second-gen commentary on her clip) claiming ...

You could add to this: the assumption that other languages carry similar intension.

They aren't exclusive. One can consider life suffering, and thus want to escape it. I see no issue.

That's a good point. I think the issue - and this is one thinkers like Sam Harris, ever the peddler of parsimony - tend to miss: if you're going to ta...

If this is to respond to my (admittedly dismissive) comment, this doesn't change what I'm seeing. Bringing this up isn't good faith, in context. Altho...

I deal with the medical 'industry' regarding disability almost constantly. I do not see most of these occurring. Parochial, to be sure, but relevant t...

There is no argument that gender isn't stereotypes that works. So yes.

Yeah dude. I have made multiple attempts on my life - two in succession, but the first weakened me too much to complete the second in short order. I h...

If you're happy to swap out "spiritual" with simply "numinous" which I think is a better forum to discuss this issue in, I think its, as much of hte f...