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The reason religion is so powerful
#91
RE: The reason religion is so powerful
(June 8, 2021 at 10:20 pm)Ravenshire Wrote: Semantics games seem to be all the Breezy one has.

That's unfortunate—people who do not care about language generally cannot make good arguments. They also run the risk of becoming secluded in their own ideas since their access to the intellectual world around them is impoverished. Words and sentences are the tools we use to establish propositions—learn to value them.
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#92
RE: The reason religion is so powerful
Funny your "supposedly" superior grasp of language has not helped your arguments in the slightest  nor has your semantic gamesHehe
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#93
RE: The reason religion is so powerful
Agree to disagree.
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#94
RE: The reason religion is so powerful
(June 8, 2021 at 10:20 pm)Ravenshire Wrote: Semantics games seem to be all the Breezy one has.

Neo's being disingenuous again as well. He made a poor argument. When it's pointed out that it's a poor argument, instead of making a better one, he accuses others of being grammar trolls.

Neo, unless you meant something your words utterly failed to convey, your argument is either that zygotes = human organisms, or that we should afford rights to potential humans. Which is it?!?
Yup yet more tap dancing

Quote:Agree to disagree.
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 “No matter what men think, abortion is a fact of life. Women have always had them; they always have and they always will. Are they going to have good ones or bad ones? Will the good ones be reserved for the rich, while the poor women go to quacks?”
–SHIRLEY CHISHOLM


      
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#95
RE: The reason religion is so powerful
(June 8, 2021 at 9:51 pm)Helios Wrote: Nope, To exist LIKE a parasite is to says it has behaviors similar to parasitic organisms (feeding off a host).

The term host likewise requires a symbiotic relationship between separate species. But let me guess, you just meant "like a host."
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#96
RE: The reason religion is so powerful
(June 8, 2021 at 11:32 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote: The term host likewise requires a symbiotic relationship between separate species. But let me guess, you just meant "like a host."

Kleptoparasitism may be intraspecific (the parasite is the same species as the victim) or interspecific (the parasite is a different species). In the latter case, the parasites are commonly close relatives of the organisms they parasitize ("Emery's Rule").
Kleptoparasitism
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#97
RE: The reason religion is so powerful
(June 8, 2021 at 11:36 pm)Foxaire Wrote: Kleptoparasitism

"Kleptoparasitism is a form of feeding in which one animal takes prey or other food that was caught, collected, or otherwise prepared by another animal, including stored food."

Stealing food—if anything, this describes my little brother when I leave stuff in the fridge.
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#98
RE: The reason religion is so powerful
(June 8, 2021 at 10:31 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:
(June 8, 2021 at 10:20 pm)Ravenshire Wrote: Semantics games seem to be all the Breezy one has.

That's unfortunate—people who do not care about language generally cannot make good arguments. They also run the risk of becoming secluded in their own ideas since their access to the intellectual world around them is impoverished. Words and sentences are the tools we use to establish propositions—learn to value them.

Then there are those who try to enforce a particular meaning (to the exclusion of any others), and ignore any modifiers to grant their arguments the illusion of relevancy. It is you who should learn to value, not only the words, but all their meanings and modifications. Not simply fixate on a singular meaning to "argue" a point. That is a semantic game and unworthy of anyone attempting to communicate reasonably. Then again, considering the source...
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#99
RE: The reason religion is so powerful
Quote:The term host likewise requires a symbiotic relationship between separate species. But let me guess, you just meant "like a host."
Nope, the host is anything that being feed on. Whether the same species or not. The act of the embryo is parasitic. 

But nice try  Hilarious
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RE: The reason religion is so powerful
(June 8, 2021 at 11:42 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:
(June 8, 2021 at 11:36 pm)Foxaire Wrote: Kleptoparasitism

"Kleptoparasitism is a form of feeding in which one animal takes prey or other food that was caught, collected, or otherwise prepared by another animal, including stored food."

Stealing food—if anything, this describes my little brother when I leave stuff in the fridge.

You ignore the etymology of the word, yet chide others to value words. Jerkoff
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