[-] Gahidus@lemmus.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Meeting your obligations is the most unselfish thing you can possibly do. Doing things out of obligation to others is the fundamental unit of unselfishness.

[-] Gahidus@lemmus.org 8 points 2 weeks ago

In all honesty, lots of people have children not even because they especially want to, but because they feel obligated to by their role in society. That's not a reason many people are likely to give, but it's not a selfish reason.

[-] Gahidus@lemmus.org 11 points 2 weeks ago

To give someone a chance to experience the pleasure of living.

To contribute to the world an additional person of quality and integrity.

You probably just haven't been asking very thoughtful or articulate people.

[-] Gahidus@lemmus.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Existing is more pleasurable than not existing, and you can always choose to stop existing if you want. On balance, it is better to be born than not to be.

[-] Gahidus@lemmus.org 13 points 2 weeks ago

I love cat girls and I do not hate france. I choose the cat girl.

[-] Gahidus@lemmus.org -1 points 2 weeks ago

Why would you feel terrorized in your house?

[-] Gahidus@lemmus.org 12 points 2 weeks ago

All of those things happen outside in the blistering heat with the sun beating down on you as your sweat makes your clothes stick to your body. No thanks. You can also do them all far better in spring or fall.

[-] Gahidus@lemmus.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Fortunately, we know that if you cut milk with an equal amount of cream, it becomes half and half, so you probably can't dilute milk more than 50% without having to call it something else.

[-] Gahidus@lemmus.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

Certainly, the water in milk is already "milk", as it is a part of the larger whole?

[-] Gahidus@lemmus.org 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This is a matter of semantics, linguistics, and basic communication. When someone says processed food, what do they actually mean by that? Do they mean a baked potato, or do they mean a twinkie?

Language and communication don't work on technicalities. If someone says they would like a bowl of fruit, you can't serve them some tomatoes and say well you have to enjoy this! Tomatoes are technically a fruit! Communication occurs only when people accept the intended meaning of what someone is saying rather than the literalist interpretation of it.

[-] Gahidus@lemmus.org 8 points 2 weeks ago

Better not eat too much though, or it starts digesting you back!

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