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Old 09-20-2005, 12:39 PM
DougShrapnel DougShrapnel is offline
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Default Re: Stupid dog question

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The thought exercise with problems like these in where do you draw the line?

[/ QUOTE ] I think you'd have to put it on a sliding scale maybe the top15% of the population is actually useful. Or if you must have a question. I'll go with "Does the person have some serious doubts about this whole god business?"


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Would the person be worht more if the same amount had been spent on their education?


[/ QUOTE ] Most likely.

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My belief (which I try not to impose on others) is that if you value your own life above a dog's then you should value another human life above a dog's. However, some people believe that all living things are equal in which case, their life is equal to a dog's life or a stupid person's life

[/ QUOTE ] This is a well thought out arguement however when you rephrase the origianl question to simplify it, you get.............

If you can kill two birds with one stone do you?
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