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   XPost: alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian, rec.sport.football.college,   
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   XPost: alt.gothic   
   From: rupertmccallum@yahoo.com   
      
   On Oct 12, 4:44 pm, George Plimpton  wrote:   
   > On 10/12/2012 1:16 AM, Rupert wrote:   
   >   
   > > On Oct 11, 8:03 pm, George Plimpton  wrote:   
   > >> On 10/11/2012 1:27 AM, Rupert wrote:   
   >   
   > >>> On Oct 10, 5:53 pm, "Mr. N.A.Cho"  wrote:   
   > >>> You are aware of the existence of quite a few vegans who are world-   
   > >>> class athletes, right?   
   >   
   > >> No, and neither are you.   
   >   
   > > False.   
   >   
   > No, it's true - you aren't aware of "quite a few 'vegans' who are   
   > world-class athletes."  You know you aren't.   
   >   
      
   How did you come to this conclusion?   
      
   > >> The percentage of "vegans" among world class   
   > >> athletes is even smaller than the already minuscule percentage they   
   > >> comprise in the general population.   
   >   
   > > So what? The claim was that there exist quite a few world-class vegan   
   > > athletes. The claim is correct.   
   >   
   > False.   
   >   
      
   http://www.greatveganathletes.com/   
      
   > >> Here's a list by someone purporting to show vegetarian and 'vegan'   
   > >> "world class" athletes.  Note that the majority of them a) are   
   > >> vegetarian, not 'vegan', and b) are long retired from sports.  Note also   
   > >> that most of the ones who are retired were not vegetarian at all during   
   > >> their active sports careers.   
   >   
   > > Big deal. I correctly pointed out that there exist quite a few world-   
   > > class vegan athletes.   
   >   
   > No, you did not "correctly point out" any such thing, because the claim   
   > is a lie.   
      
   Wrong.   
      
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