
Question:
“way of living which excludes all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, the animal kingdom, and includes a reverence for life”
to
“way of living which seeks to exclude – as far as is possible and practical – all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose”
http://www.vegsource.com/jo/essays/namegame.htm
“In the second version, a disclaimer about practicality has been inserted,”
Does anyone know what year that disclaimer was added?
This question sponsored by whoever got one of my answers deleted.
SST—if everybody did that there’d be no questions here to answer. Of course I don’t expect anyone to step up with an answer actually, unless somebody like Mr. Meat does it or something.
krister—I never quote the second part because it doesn’t excuse the first part. I guess why it was added is open for interpretation since using a sampling of you and I, there are already 2 different interpretations.
Honestly, for me the definition of veganism is difficult to grasp (surprise!). It’s probably not surprising to yourself though that my methods have a specific intent. When you ask a sensitive question or make an unpopular assertion, you can get an answer or a reaction that comes from deep down. I’m not a fragile sort where some words will hurt me so I can dig for the answers where others might not tread. “Lighting short fuses” has several benefits. I learn what people feel deep down through spirited interaction. I learn about myself as to how comfortable or not I feel with being the “bad guy”.
You yourself have changed the way you deal with me. It’s not gone unnoticed. I respect you. But I didn’t always.
I don’t know. Maybe you think I’m full of shit. LOL
That’s all probably between you and me since I don’t expect anyone else to answer 
Is this your first child you’re expecting?
“way of living which excludes all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, the animal kingdom”—this is pretty obvious. Excludes. It’s cut and dried.
bel—I’m not caring about the definition itself and it’s application anymore. I simply am hoping to find the date that it happened. To me it’s a missing piece to a puzzle I’m trying to understand. In my recent posts I have conceded that vegans are vegans up to a point. Is that correct? You try to do what you can up to a point. I think that’s what you’ve all been saying.
Thanks for the input!
Don’t kick the wolf!
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