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Are we superior?
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So, from a pragmatic sence- we win. How do we NOT win? There's nothing
an animal can do that we cannot. And plenty that we can do that no animal can. Of course, there's plenty of things neither of us can do. But the proving point was "superior"- not "perfect". 1 is superior to 2. And 3 to 2. But there's an infinity out there that dwarfs them (and us) all. |
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Are we superior?
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No, I've been given statements that are irrelevant.
Some stuff about all things being subjective- fun philosophy, and if true, it could be a point. But humans cannot live in subjectivity. Things lose any valuable meaning subjectively. The fact that you're expecting me to defend myself proves you're not in pure subjectivity. In a subjective world, there's no reason for anyone to defend anything. As to the environmental stuff. Ecosystems. Biological differences. Etc. I pointed out our technology. Which, as it's ours, counts as part of us and gives us advantages far beyond any life-form. The spiritual front was the easiest, of course. We have souls- true divine spirits- animals don't. Unless you don't believe in that stuff, in which case, it's a moot point. See arguments one and two. Sorry, I have to play the entire field. That requires some jumping around. |
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Are we superior?
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Give me a question worth answering. Give me a reason we're NOT
superior. And mentioning biospheres is a limited approach. We can move to other biospheres. Most species can't do that. I've given plenty of examples of how we're top dog in this little corner of the universe. Beholden of course to things like Gamma Wave Bursts and the odd planet-killing solar flair. But we're not asking if humans are superior to STARS here. We'd lose that contest. We're asking about the rest of the organisms on our happy little rock. In which case, we win. Actually, she just said organisms. And I stated that if we run into extraterrestrial beings- or create or own sapient genetic experiments- then we'll have competition. But for the time being, humans are winning. |
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What I don't get is how ALCOHOL could be legal. But marijuana is not.
Booze is more addictive by far. It causes much greater innebriation. And it can actually kill. It's almost impossible to die from smoking pot alone. Granted, some people are allergic to the chemicals in marijuana (not the drug, just the herb properties). So smoking pot in any public place should be illegal. Or driving under the influence. Or any of the many other issues at hand. But other than that, I don't see the inherent issue. |
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did you know that CIA....
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Although, if we really work at it- we might be able to get global
warming to build a NATURAL waterway through central america. |
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Opinions about 9-11
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You do have a point there. So. Shall we ignore bear and wait until a
credible conspiracy theorist wanders along to play? Or until he actually does as a debater is supposed to do and address his opponents' issues. Whichever happens first. Wait a second. I know someone else who loved to ignore his critics and spout incomprehensible mumbo jumbo and recycled rhetoric! President Bush. Remember how he used to love to skip over media questions that made him uncomfortable? |
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That much is certainly true enough. But we'd have to go back to....
huh.... who WAS in office back then.... |
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Are we superior?
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On that, you may have a point. But don't forget our immune system kills
quite a few trillion of them (more, in fact, than will be produced upon our deaths) during our life. Plus, the food chain only applies to predation or parasitism. It doesn't count if something else killed the food before you got to it. |
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I know it's not quite on the subject. But will the other people who
post in this thread kindly back me (or him, if you wish) on this one? Whichever of us is wrong, it'd be nice for him to know that he might fix said personality disorder. |
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I already did. Go back up about half a page.
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Opinions about 9-11
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First of all- I don't like bush any better than you do. But I'm not
going to sit around making stuff up in order to make him look bad. I rather think he does a good enough job of that without my help. And second- you're still not addressing our points in any manner that could be considered remotely relevant. You have no defences, no ideas of your own, and thus you resort to sarcasm and insults. |
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And yet, you're the one who started all this crap. Seriously. Grow up.
Act your age. Act HALF your age. Act MY age, if you like. |
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Opinions about 9-11
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What part of "post your own freakin' ideas" are you missing?
What part of "respond to our points if you want us to respond to yours" isn't getting through to you? |
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Are we superior?
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Our ecosystem, whichever we're in, doesn't have any bearing at all on
our relative position in the universe. Be it spiritual or pragmatic. And I'd like any evidence at all. We have a superior military to any other nation on earth- we haven't destroyed all that many of them. Just because something is better, does not mean other, lesser, things cannot co-exist with it. In the wild, sharks are faster, stronger, more powerful and more effective in every way to the rhemora. And yet they get along quite well with one another. |
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Wow. You're really good at this "ignoring the obvious truth" stuff,
aren't you? |
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Opinions about 9-11
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And you've not responded to much of anything we've said. Including the
statement "prove any of it". I've shown you more telling evidence than you've shown me. I've addressed much of yours. You've addressed NONE of mine. |
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Opinions about 9-11
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I might like the "dog" reference. Loyal, intelligent, strong, beloved
by people. Although a wolf would be more my style. Proud, aloof, no one's pet. One thing I don't share with the canines is a pack mentality. I am *MINE*- no one and nothing else's. Except, of course, afformentioned Creator. And since He or She or whatever hasn't seen fit to give me any direct instructions, that's a moot point. |
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Well, the "we can see that in your posts" comment was obvious sarcasm.
And the "if the government says it's true" line. And the "bow to who you bow to" was condescension at it's finest. And most blatant. Sarcasm is mockery, and you don't mock things you think are right. |
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Opinions about 9-11
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Oh. I'm not saying (all of them) are lying. But the site's creators
could be. And they can make up any scenario they like. |
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Ok, so, in this thread it's just sarcasm and dismissals of established
points without good reason. But I was refering to your general behavior towards me. |
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