(August 23, 2011 at 5:24 am)Skeptic Wrote: Well I currently have thevoid on ignore as he seems to have a rather large chip on his shoulder regarding veganism.
When you've corrected that could you please explain why you think I've got a "large chip" on my shoulder regarding veganism? All I did was point out your double standards, primarily your willingness to use the benefits of animal research while simultaneously condemning it giving the excuse that "the harm has been done".
I don't think what I said or the way I said it was in any way unreasonable, least of all compared to the thrashing Syn gave you.
Quote:I am here for discussions but if I have to spend all my time explaining myself in this thread and rebutting questions that are posed to try and catch me out (which I believe many are) rather than getting on with other discussions then it's not exactly an enjoyable environment for me to be in.
You caught yourself out easily enough, and exposing flaws in reasoning, double standards or inconsistencies is one of the most important parts of discussion, far from avoiding "getting on with" it. You might not like being shown that you've got double standards or that your ideas on "minimising suffering" are counter productive but that's what stood out to me.
Quote:Bear in mind that I'm just one person fielding questions from many others. It does feel like a quite hostile environment.
That happens often and not just to you, you've only got to search "libertarian" on the forums to find me responding to multiple people on my own.
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