Posts by paelse@mastodon.online
(DIR) Post #AUIguKbm7FO22o3MI4 by paelse@mastodon.online
2023-04-04T06:51:20Z
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@sue Your article contains several strawman arguments that I won't addressYour assumption that no animal is capable of rational thought and action is wrong, but so is your assumption that this is the basis of human rights.Rights are a social construct which we can choose to extend to animalsUsually, the argument for animal rights is based on the capacity for feeling pain. By your definition it is not unethical to torture animals as long as you can claim ownership - another social construct
(DIR) Post #AUJGbzgAmtfcGsfKIy by paelse@mastodon.online
2023-04-04T13:31:25Z
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@sue 1) You had an article, I had 500 chars. Not enough space.2) Don't mess with crows. They get creative when they take revenge. And they get their friends to help them.I once knew a pig who figured out how to turn on the water.And so on...It comes down to a more precise definition of rational thought, which is tricky.3) Human rights as we know them today originate with the Enlightenment philosophers. It's a fairly new thing, in a historical perspective and we need to protect them.
(DIR) Post #AUJI2B03Q6y8rh0tns by paelse@mastodon.online
2023-04-04T13:47:20Z
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@sue 4) I don't advocate the "capacity for pain" argument, I simply point out that it' used to be the standard argument (usually followed by a discussion of central nervous systems) when you talked about animal rights.I think it's too narrow - worms have rights too 😁There seems to be an ideology of human supremacy behind the things you write. I don't blame you, most people think like you.But it's an unsustainable position as seen by the global breakdown of ecosystems, and we need to evolve
(DIR) Post #AUJQ2jIGiS2crIJ9MW by paelse@mastodon.online
2023-04-04T15:17:06Z
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@sue But are there other beings than humans in your philosophy who are capable of "rational thought and action"?I think "human/animal rights" is a wrong approach. I view the planet as one giant organism that we all contribute to. The more room we can make for diversity and free expression of all life forms, the better. Any living thing has a right to be respected.There are limits set by the need to survive, and prosper, but humans are way past those and seriously need to back down.
(DIR) Post #AUJUGVkoFiSAjkU78a by paelse@mastodon.online
2023-04-04T16:04:24Z
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@sue I can see that you are interested in keeping this conversation going, but your questions are unfocused, and most of your statements are general and quite unfounded.In what sense do you use the word "property"? It can be a piece of land, it can be an attribute that is used to describe something, or it can be somebody's possession - like a sea lion can be owned by a circus or a zoo...,🎪🦭
(DIR) Post #AUVy1YqmC9rPdA2YT2 by paelse@mastodon.online
2023-04-10T16:32:02Z
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@EU_Commission Last time my phone broke, i was because I accidentally put it through a lawn mower. Not much to repair there 😅
(DIR) Post #AYaErbM1G6lYor6WNE by paelse@mastodon.online
2023-08-10T09:29:59Z
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@anderspuck @Sheril Kan man nudge fx DR og TV2 til at forsøge sig med deres eget instance, ligesom BBC gør i øjeblikket.Det store gennembrud ville være hvis det offentlige lavede et eller flere instances. Jeg tænker politiet, Meteorologisk Institut, Folketinget, kommunerne osv.
(DIR) Post #AZ7U3Ow5s1GcRur9KC by paelse@mastodon.online
2023-08-26T09:29:59Z
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@randahl @anderspuck Nu har det jo visse konnotationer at plante et brændende kors i det offentlige rum.Jeg er enig med Anders i, at koranafbrænderne bare skal lukkes ned. Men jeg er dybt uenig i regeringens bevæggrunde for at gøre det. Det havder ikke om eksport og udenrigspolitik, men om at man ikke skal gå rundt og - i overført betydning - spytte folk i ansigtet bare for at promovere sig selv.
(DIR) Post #AZ7U3QY3sLERRxcz8y by paelse@mastodon.online
2023-08-26T10:04:12Z
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@randahl @anderspuck Det kan godt være du ejer bogen. Men du ejer ikke ordene og budskabet i den.Hvis du reducerer handlingen til at dreje sig om det fysiske objekt, afviser du også den hensigt, som ifølge koranafbrænderne selv er den egentlige årsag til handlingen.
(DIR) Post #Arpz4079a1EVVcHCbY by paelse@mastodon.online
2025-03-08T07:18:31Z
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@futurebird Are you sure it's not a fake picture meant as a joke?If someone was dumb enough to actually do this, I think it would be easier to climb the brick and mortar out on the right side...
(DIR) Post #AsFnrGmzkD3eIJklcG by paelse@mastodon.online
2025-03-20T18:15:27Z
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@futurebird Meowtown?
(DIR) Post #AsW72epwnKOgi7krXk by paelse@mastodon.online
2025-03-28T15:05:48Z
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@futurebird @dotsie @ainmosni Haven't noticed it if I ever heard AI music.Made a taichi video and needed some background music. Hate that Chinese music so typical for taichi videos, so spent a lot of time looking for some ambient music. Nothing worked, it all of it had some some feel of intention.Settled for the least offensive music generated by the editing software (auto-generated video background music has been avaiable long before AI)Last week a student said she really liked it 🥹
(DIR) Post #AseTcU1SERitqrIx4S by paelse@mastodon.online
2025-04-01T15:56:19Z
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@futurebird @thecrushedviolet A Google search gives this reddit thread:https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/fp3v00/are_there_any_jokes_in_the_bible_as_in_humor_that/And I've always considered the "give to the emperor what is his" parable as a joke played on the Pharisees. Jesus sets them up just to shoot them down
(DIR) Post #AydkAfrTK3qzmqlTV2 by paelse@mastodon.online
2025-09-27T18:39:46Z
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@futurebird @darkling 500*1001, right? (I'm not a child but I'm not a mathematician either, so I can't resist the urge to brag about figuring it out 😊)
(DIR) Post #Ayrv29dT4ZunESnFw0 by paelse@mastodon.online
2025-10-04T14:47:30Z
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@futurebird Allow me to suggest this one. It's really good.In fact we're having it tomorrow and we'll make a double portion so we can freeze some of it too.https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta/sicilian-spaghetti-alla-norma/
(DIR) Post #AzXSjmbLL17uVEZH9c by paelse@mastodon.online
2025-10-24T15:48:19Z
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@futurebird I've never been in an office environment as such, but I've done my fair share of copying.My first experience with putting paper in a photocopier was in 1979 or so.Then, it was advisable to hold the stack of paper between both hands, bend it slightly, and blow forcefully at the long edge before loading them, to make sure the sheets separated properly when going through the machine.Eventually, this procedure seemed to become unnecessary.
(DIR) Post #B24Aj57onnsJiEow2C by paelse@mastodon.online
2026-01-08T06:16:09Z
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@futurebird When I was a boy scout, they called me Owl. Not the grown-ups, just the other kids.I still remember the cooking ...incident... when one of my patrol members came running through the camp yelling "Owl, Owl, the pot is on fire!".