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   On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:14:04 -0700 (PDT), Rupert    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Oct 15, 11:14 pm, Goo wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Rupert is off doing telemarketing in Germany at present.   
   >   
   >I am doing a post-doc at the University of Münster.   
      
       Here's an easy experiment for you, but please be honest about the results.   
   Ask some of the students if they can comprehend the distinction between lives   
   which are of positive value and lives which are of negative value for different   
   beings. The distinction applies to humans as well as other animals, and   
   wildlife   
   as well as domestic animals. See if any of the subjects are unable to relate to   
   the distinction in ANY group of animals or humans. If they say that they have   
   no   
   problem with it in any group as I expect, then you might tell them that you   
   still can't appreciate it for any creatures at all and see what they say about   
   that. Their reaction to you telling them that is something I'm quite interested   
   in, as you should be too. The people I've discussed it with have never had any   
   problem with the concept and agree that someone who has a problem with it is   
   extremely unlikely to be able to obtain a PhD, and possibly even a driver's   
   license.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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