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touche.

[nikki4982]

[Axtech]

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[saman]

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[Dr. Hobo]

[Kathy]

Yikes - sorry for starting all this.

[saman]

[Matt.]

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[happening fish]

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[happening fish]

[Axtech]

What are you implying, though? That morality is irrelevant?

I'm arguing Nikki's view of morality. I didn't say "you must change now no matter how impractical!" I'm simply pointing out that a lack of convenient alternatives doesn't make something right.

[Henrietta]

And my view on it is, they think it is right. Who are you to say it isn't? And who are they to say it is? Who is going to make them stop, and why? Because it's trendy to clap for animal rights?

[Axtech]

Again, moral relativism. However, Nikki (I'm using her as an example because her views fit the example better than my own) believes that killing anything is wrong. Saying that her belief is simply the result of a trend is somewhat crass and doesn't take into account the problem of morality. In any case, I don't think the fishing industry should be stopped tomorrow (impractical), so I'm done trying to argue her case in this one.

What are we even arguing at this point, anyways? I came into this saying that killing seals isn't the answer to solving the cod problem and that this is a poor excuse for the seal hunt, and somehow I've ended up arguing about the morality of fishing/the practicality of stopping the fishing industry. This isn't going anywhere.

[Joe Cooler]

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