smittyoneeach's Journal: Sincere Thanks

I've been more strident than normal of late in replies to Fusty and d_r than I really care to.

The opinions I've offered are what I consider to be the plain, simple, honest, existential truth.

The replies have not seriously refuted the basics, or offered alternatives.

To the contrary, the replies have been beneficial in terms of helping me refine understanding.

And for that I am sincerely grateful.

Cheers,

CLS

You find comfort with a closed mind

[fustakrakich]

Conformity makes you feel good? Your "understanding" shows no refinement. You just dig in your heels when confronted with real basics and alternatives to your Roman propaganda. The hand waving continues

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[smittyoneeach]

You pronounce my mind "closed", but have yet to offer any coherent alternative to the simple principles on offer [slashdot.org]. I presume this fecklessness is due to lack of a counter-argument until proven otherwise. Let me be so crass as to quote myself:

1. Life at conception, when the genetic information is complete. There is no magic in general, and especially _no_ magical post-conception moment when life, as such, is attained. It is a diabolical lie from the pit to claim otherwise, irrespective of whatever sophistries and credentials are piled onto the falsehoods to make them sound pleasant.

2. Birth with an immutable gender. Various errors, affectations, and illness may run rampant in society, but gender the idea that gender is a social construct is another diabolical lie from the pit. As Timcast points out, there is a trans genocide. It is pushed by these Pluralists normalizing falsehood, and sterilizing Gen Z. Only the Devil would claim to be helping someone with a knee problem by amputating a leg, but that sort of thing is what is miscalled "care" in our twisted day.

3. Form follows function. One is quite aware that other geometries are possible, but the unspeakable is better left unspoken. Because the future belongs to those who show up. And they show up by having families. Families are properly formed by an XXXY chromosome set. There are no legitimate alternatives, just a pack of lies, however transiently pleasant.

4. Tolerance of folly is not wisdom. Nor are accusations interesting. An alternative argument starting with absolute truth and refuting any of 1-3 is of interest. Change my mind.

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[fustakrakich]

Life at conception, when the genetic information is complete.

The woman's right to choose shall not be questioned, especially by old men she does not know. That's your "alternative", and it's a damn good one. Your singularity is far too exclusive, only includes a little lees than half the population.

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[smittyoneeach]

"The woman's right to choose shall not be questioned" means "pregnancy is a hunting license"?

I pray for our depraved society.

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[fustakrakich]

Eh, now you're just being redundant. Nobody is saying anything like that. You obviously don't recognize women's sovereignty over her own body. You believe in male dominance over her

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[smittyoneeach]

Eh, now you're just being redundant. Nobody is saying anything like that.

That. Is. Precisely. What. You're. Saying.

Once (especially) men and women are no longer responsible for where they squirt their hormones, all sorts of holocausts are possible.

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[fustakrakich]

That. Is. Precisely. What. You're. Saying.

Again you are wrong, I said nothing of the sort, but if that is what you are going to run with, I'm calling it quits. But I will say this, maybe you (collectively) should be more careful where you squirt your bullets before lecturing people on the value of life

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[smittyoneeach]

There is no "collective" bullet squirting; there are only individuals behaving more (or less) morally. But your position seems to abdicate all capacity to evaluate anything past transient pleasure, unless I've overlooked something.

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[fustakrakich]

There is no "collective" bullet squirting

*cough* the military, and mercenaries, is a big collective. And they tend to squirt with great abandon

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[smittyoneeach]

I *cough* am retired from the Navy. News flash: there are no monolithic (in the literal sense of "one stone") groups, only collections of individuals with superficial, external similarities. Your analysis is flawed, leading to dodgy conclusions.

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[fustakrakich]

collections of individuals

Yes, a collective, engaging in "organizational behavior", possibly even unable to think for themselves, a cult, a religion (oops, same thing).. I love how you try to give opposite definitions of the same thing, very cool...

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[smittyoneeach]

Are you claiming inter-personal neurons, somehow giving rise to Borg actions? Sure, in a cult, individuality is substantially depressed, but the cortex still has to animate the flesh, no? Or is there another of your magic wands, like the one that bequeaths life upon newborns at first breath, in action? You're a wizard of impressive chops, forsooth.

You cannot be forced to learn

[damn_registrars]

You discard factual information when it does not suit your opinion. You offer up no factual information in response, only your opinion. Don't blame me for your being wrong.

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[smittyoneeach]

You discard factual information when it does not suit your opinion.

I have no confidence that anything you say is authoritative. If you've wisdom, start with conception and go forward, showing that you are indeed wise. What you've said amounts to Appeal to Folly. May your words bring you joy.