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Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 30 May 2000 13:39:04 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> And second, because my level of hypocracy (and we all have one) allows me to
> use those products because my life depends on it, even if I'm sqeamish about
> it. Actually, I'm much more open about level of hypocracy than most people.
Fair enough.
> I
> claim to take the moral high road, but I also acknowledge that it's because I
> can afford to. If it came down to a colapse of civilization, I'd abandon my
> classical liberal ideals of justice and I would hunt, kill, and eat any
> animals
> (starting with my neighbors (for several reasons)) that I had to.
>
> I would never cheat you in a LEGO deal, but if I _had_ to steal from you to
> feed my starving child, I'd do it in a second. (But I don't believe that I'll
> ever have to steal for survival.)
Very honest. Very nice. :D
eric
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| (...) No. (...) For two reasons. First, because the harm has already been done. I also assert that we should use the gains of the Nazi doctors. You can (rightly) claim that by being a consumer of that good, I'm reinforcing that behavior as (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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