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Subject:	Re: 3. What exactly is bigotry? More definitions. Trolling admitted.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Fri, 10 Mar 2000 23:33:17 GMT
Reply-To:	lpieniazek@novera^Spamless^.com
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Massive snip just so I can pick on one point. Sproaticus wrote: > Good point. What I *should* have said is that any kind of sexuality for > pleasure is irrational, having more to do with emotion and bias than anything > else. Not that there's anything inherently wrong with pleasure; it's just > that from a rationalist point of view, pleasure introduces some messy factors > into the equation Sexuality only, or are you saying that ANY activity carried out purely for pleasure is irrational. I have an issue either way but let's be clear first. -- Larry Pieniazek - lpieniazek@mercator.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar http://www.mercator.com. Mercator, the e-business transformation company fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet. Note: this is a family forum!

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		Re: 3. What exactly is bigotry? More definitions. Trolling admitted.
(...) anything (...) factors (...) Any activity done for pleasure is irrational. Or is pleasure rational? I contend that it is not -- emotion and bias play too big of a role for pleasure to be wrapped up in a tidy package. It's part of the human (...) (27 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: 3. What exactly is bigotry? More definitions. Trolling admitted.
(...) I would probably view homosexuals on a more even keel. I might, by way of example, compare it to my feelings towards Muslims. Having worked with a few exceptionally awesome folks who happened to be Islamic, my POV towards Muslims in general is (...) (27 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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