[extropy-chat] post on gay marriage

[Samantha Atkins]

On Jul 22, 2005, at 10:27 AM, David Lubkin wrote:

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>> "truly objective"? "utility"  What is the "utility" of your very
>> life?   Is it "truly objective" to try to find some "utility" for it?
>>
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> Samantha responded forcefully to Lifespan's posting, for reasons  
> that escape me. We've often had dispassionate analyses of social or  
> economic phenomena posted, and have been able to consider them here  
> without rancor, even when list members were part of the phenomenon  
> being considered.
>

Perhaps when it is your life being justified or not dispassionately  
you will understand.

> Moreover, while you might fault his phrasing, he's arguing a  
> position that supports your goals. I'd think that merits  
> encouragement, not condemnation.

This is not a subject for arid detached debate.  What I wrote needed  
to be said and heard.

- samantha

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