Reply #32: You guys sound like you're on Fox! Who said anything like moral equivalence?

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What does parallel mean? That two lines are equally long? That the two arguments are as morally significant? Of course not. They are parallel in that there is a large percentage of a population who engages (fairly unthinkingly) in a practice which seems (pretty obviously) unhealthy (morally, economically, culturally, etc.) and in that populace there is a immediate resistance to entertain such questions possibly based on self-interest and possibly a desire to dominate (why do we parade in furs?). That people have emotional reasons based on taste and tradition to avoid seriously considering such questions. Etc. That's referred to as "parallelism."

Do they teach geometry in school? Or do people purposely misread so they can be dismissive? Are you proving my point?