NP: Ick

[David Morris]

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Context matters, of course [... ] For example, to grow meat for our everyday consumption and what that means for our common humanity, not to mention the horror examples you also give, seems almost qualitatively different from developing antibiotics--to me.

You said "Not naturally organic, therefore Bad Shit."  I doubt even a
small percentage of your daily consumption (not just food) is the
least bit "naturally organic."  The true "horrors" are what you and I
consume every day, unless you are a vegan.  To grow meat for everyday
consumption without subjecting poor defenseless animals to what they
now endure would be vastly more humane, all other things being equal.

Beyond that I mentioned the future medical aspects of human
replacement parts.  Not natural, but a wonderful possibility.
Antibiotics are not natural, but consider a world without them.  No
"qualitatively difference" between these, if you ask me.

> His works are 'symbolic forms', as one critic's way of phrasing would put it, saturated with satire to score (much of) the modern world, aspects of the world, history, America, kinds of foax. Their coherent symbolic 'truths' say things about the world they are about---but seldom  literally.

Right.  Metaphors and symbols.  Not meant to be taken nor applied
literally.  So when you start to apply them literally I know you can't
literally mean it.

> Hey, have you read "Zeitoun" about your city during Katrina? I just did and was moved and angered.

I have it, but haven't yet read it.  I will soon.  Years ago the man
was the house painting contractor who painted my house.

David Morris