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Comment author: fortyeridania 24 December 2010 02:10:58PM 12 points [-]

I've voted this down because it lacks helpful information or reasons. This topic can turn uncivil, or at least useless, rather quickly.

Applied ethics is often a mindkiller.

Comment author: Vaniver 24 December 2010 06:50:22AM 4 points [-]

I... don't see a quantification in his comment, and so I'm not sure how you're so confident he's misjudging it. The only implied one is "not worth the pleasure of eating meat," which strikes me as plausible.

Comment author: Raemon 24 December 2010 07:19:12AM 4 points [-]

It's actually even less than that: my implied quantification is "significant enough that you should at least make an attempt to study the issue before coming to a conclusion that you are acting correctly."

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Comment author: fortyeridania 24 December 2010 02:07:32PM 2 points [-]

Voted down because of the last line.

I don't mean to imply that I disagree; what you've said sounds plausible enough to my admittedly rather uninformed mind.

I appreciate facts (especially ones that come with citations). But your last line is unnecessary and snarky. Either (a) you've given us enough facts that we can come to a reasonable judgment without needing anything further, or (b) you have not. If (a), then why the final sentence? If (b), then why refer to what you've said as "the" facts?

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Comment author: saturn 25 December 2010 07:46:40AM 2 points [-]

Well, it seems that "just the" does not have the same softening tone in English than "lediglich" in German

Yes, "these are just the facts" usually indicates strong disapproval of anyone who doesn't agree.

"judge by yourself" is somehow negatively associated.

No, not that I know of.

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