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Clive George
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"Tony Raven" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Clive George <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Snip the rest. No, you still don't get it. No matter what you say, it isn't a need. Your life
> > will not come to an end if you cannot do it.
> >
>
> Everything except water, air and a bit of basic food is not a need in your definition. Bikes
> aren't a need. You could walk wherever you wanted to
go
> barefoot and naked but then you don't actually need to go anywhere so
that's
> a luxury.
Well done, you're getting closer to it.
> What you are arguing about is life choices. You have made certain life choices, Paul-kisses has
> made other life choices. Yours are no more or
less
> valid than his except in your belief system. Get used to it, live and let
> live.
But Paul has failed to admit to himself that it is a choice - a want, not a need.
I'm not arguing for restricting people's choices. I'm arguing that they should accept that they are
such, and not claiming they are forced upon them, which is what need is.
cheers, clive
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> Clive George <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Snip the rest. No, you still don't get it. No matter what you say, it isn't a need. Your life
> > will not come to an end if you cannot do it.
> >
>
> Everything except water, air and a bit of basic food is not a need in your definition. Bikes
> aren't a need. You could walk wherever you wanted to
go
> barefoot and naked but then you don't actually need to go anywhere so
that's
> a luxury.
Well done, you're getting closer to it.
> What you are arguing about is life choices. You have made certain life choices, Paul-kisses has
> made other life choices. Yours are no more or
less
> valid than his except in your belief system. Get used to it, live and let
> live.
But Paul has failed to admit to himself that it is a choice - a want, not a need.
I'm not arguing for restricting people's choices. I'm arguing that they should accept that they are
such, and not claiming they are forced upon them, which is what need is.
cheers, clive