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by John Kelly
Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:55 pm
Forum: Metaphysics
Topic: Beyond Reasonable Doubt?
Replies: 54
Views: 23264

Re: Beyond Reasonable Doubt?

[quote="chaz wyman] I can see why you might want to have a bit of fun with words, but what has that got to do with god?[/quote]
Because god spelled backwards is dog.
by John Kelly
Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:49 am
Forum: Applied Ethics
Topic: Personhood to Apes BEFORE Corporations!
Replies: 60
Views: 32638

Re: Personhood to Apes BEFORE Corporations!

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Don't laugh, someday we'll be in charge.
by John Kelly
Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:42 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Hello all
Replies: 7
Views: 3482

Re: Hello all

Usually being alive is better than being dead. Homer illustrates this problem in his poem when Ulyssus goes into the realm of the dead. The souls of the dead all run to the hero and try to cling to him, try to get some of his life, of his blood. They are forever in the realm of shadows and he is in...
by John Kelly
Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:15 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: Animals, Pets, Healings & Humanity's Inhumanity
Replies: 23
Views: 14378

Re: Animals, Pets, Healings & Humanity's Inhumanity

[quote="Randy24"] When you kill an animal to survive and you have respect for that killed animal, then it is not a bad thing.



Unless you're that animal. But I agree with your point. Life in the animal kingdom isn't always pleasant.
by John Kelly
Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:28 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: Animals, Pets, Healings & Humanity's Inhumanity
Replies: 23
Views: 14378

Re: Animals, Pets, Healings & Humanity's Inhumanity

. Yes, there are MANY kind and devoted people who are humanistic in their views towards animals. These people and their efforts pale in comparison to the abuse and hostility homo sapiens show to ANY animal who is unlucky enough to cross the path of a human being. . Agreed. One of our dogs is a resc...
by John Kelly
Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:48 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: Animals, Pets, Healings & Humanity's Inhumanity
Replies: 23
Views: 14378

Re: Animals, Pets, Healings & Humanity's Inhumanity

Bill Wiltrack wrote:.I think the long and short of it all is that, Whenever ANY animal is unlucky enough to cross the path of a human, it's fucked!.
Try telling my Basset Hounds that.