Question of the Day

[ayoub]

In what topics do you find yourself unable to understand and accept an opposing view?

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There is no such thing as an acceptable level of collateral damage in my view.

Comments

[theblackwreath.livejournal.com]

Blood Sports, I will never understand how people get pleasure from hunting down animals and killing them in horrific ways for fun.

[padiwack.livejournal.com]

Rape. Child molestation. A whole bunch of "ism's" as well, such as ageism and racism etc.

[speedingslug.livejournal.com]

This for me too.

[milagro75.livejournal.com]

Homophobia, bigotry, any type of "elitist" race assumption.

[billzy.livejournal.com]

People who can not accept equal parenting!

[donnickcottage.livejournal.com]

I can always understand, I can't always accept; the topics are many and my desire to make them public is nill.

[mattg.livejournal.com]

I can't stand the Dutch.

[always-a-storm.livejournal.com]

Great minds. Child abuse was the first to come to mind and the one that wouldn't go away.

[feywild.livejournal.com]

Opposition to gay marriage baffles me. There is no logical, social, or biological explanation for why it should not be allowed.

[feywild.livejournal.com]

And that, too.

[feywild.livejournal.com]

When you said Blood Sports, I thought at first you meant human vs. human. I agree, though. If you don't need it to eat (and you better be starving), you have no business killing it.

[mighty-rontor.livejournal.com]

"Undefined" as a catch-all for why one can't divide by zero. That there are no theories available for lay folk to talk about is a total cop-out.

Papal Infallibility. Yes, I understand that they are talking about infallibility on spiritual matters, but the fact remains that the church is a political system with a history of shitty spin-control.

"Extra ecclesiam nulla salus." Outside the church there is no salvation. I'm sorry, but I refuse to believe that Gandhi is going to hell because he wasn't a Catholic.

"My vote doesn't count because it won't change anything." Fuck You, you souless, apathetic, lazy prick.

[mighty-rontor.livejournal.com]

Damn! I should have added that as well. I agree 100%!

[painted-dreams.livejournal.com]

I agree with that.

[juciest.livejournal.com]

Why?

[juciest.livejournal.com]

Most people who hunt (I'm not one of them, but several of my family used to, my brother in law still goes dove hunting once a year) do eat what they kill and don't kill so much that it will go to waste. Conscientious hunters also only hunt during the designated season for that animal. Most of the animals that are hunted in the US are legally hunted to keep the populations in control. When deer or boar or some wild birds are overpopulated, they become sick and starved and a threat to crops. Kangaroo and cockatoos are hunted in Australia for the same reasons. I'm sure if a person was starving, they'd probably spend their money on food rather than ammunition and beer.

I'm not saying all hunters are law abiding citizens, there are those who hunt out of season and just hunt for the act of killing a living creature. I'm telling you how hunters that I know personally behave. And I guess I could be considered a hunter as well...I've used to fish frequently with my father when he was alive. I sure miss my Grandpa's venison roast.

I agree with you that those who hunt just for the kill and don't use what they kill deserve to have their hunting license revoked.

I guess it is better to keep animals caged and fattening them up for slaughter. Much more humane.

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

And agreed here as well.

[cmerun12.livejournal.com]

*bows low*

You ARE the king!

You and I will have to agree to disagree on this one.

[cmerun12.livejournal.com]

I can give you examples where "acceptable level of collateral damage" makes sense. You may not agree with the amount, and that's fine. You have to understand that there are some things where collateral damage can NOT be avoided. Minimizing the amount is a better way to go.

As for your question - it's not that I don't understand (or don't want to understand), it's that I don't care one way or the other. If I don't have a vested interest in the topic, I'm pretty apathetic about it.

[mighty-rontor.livejournal.com]

Oh, I merely played my part. Besides, I'm no king; just merely another fool! ^_^

Re: You and I will have to agree to disagree on this one.

[juciest.livejournal.com]

Ditto.

[shamrocks-13.livejournal.com]

I think for once you coined me perfectly. Can understand, but cannot accept. I lost a friend over my inability to understand other people.

And with her loss, and my temper, I lost a big part of me.

So I am unable to accept myself right now.

[shamrocks-13.livejournal.com]

Naturally, only serious harmful things, such as child molestation, etc. I expect certain retarded levels of abuse and hurt so I am okay with that. But never to a child. Ever.

In other sections of my life, I pretty much am unable to accept who I am anymore.

[feywild.livejournal.com]

"are legally hunted to keep the populations in control"

If humans weren't breeding out of control and destroying natural habitats and eliminating natural predators, there wouldn't need to be population control. Nature handled it just fine before we came along.

No, it's not better to keep animals caged and fattening them up. If you have to eat meat, free range is the best way. At least then the animals are comfortable and content before they're slaughtered.