The jury has reached a verdict in Jennifer Crumbley's manslaughter trial over the 2021 Oxford High School shooting carried out by her son Ethan Crumbley.
  • BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social
    5211·
    10 months ago

    You’re loosely describing most of human history.

    “Let’s take these plant babies and grind them into a pulp, drown it, let it be eaten by a bunch of tiny monsters until they fart enough gas, and then burn it” also sounds kinda weird. Welcome to the universe; shit’s a little whack.

    • GONADS125@feddit.de
      913·
      10 months ago

      You’re loosely describing most of human history.

      To play devils advocate, you’re arguing an appeal to tradition, which is a logical fallacy.

      Just because we’ve historically operated in a certain way, it does not mean it is morally permissible behavior.

      The appeal to tradition has been used to argue in favor of slavery, racism, and a lot of other horrendous human behavior.

      • rambaroo@lemmy.world
        134·
        10 months ago

        So? It’s patently obvious that millions of people go hunting every year without turning into mass murderers. Pointing out logical fallacies isn’t an argument.

        • GONADS125@feddit.de
          38·
          10 months ago

          It’s patently obvious that millions of people go hunting every year without turning into mass murderers.

          I never said they do.

          Pointing out logical fallacies isn’t an argument.

          I wasn’t staking any claims in this argument. Just pointing out how yours is invalid.

          I did so because it’s constructive criticism to promote better reasoning. But of course you’re too immature to receive constructive criticism, so you defensively deflect it instead.

          Edit: oh wait you’re not even the user I was speaking to…