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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by bluesnowmonkey on Monday November 22, 2021 @10:26PM (#29314282)
Well you can’t replace anything, exactly. If your house burns down, and insurance builds a new one, it’s still a different house. Your dog dies and you get a new dog, it’s a different dog.

If you say, people can’t be replaced because they’re just inherently irreplaceable, that’s a tautology.

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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by Nursie on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @10:17PM (#29326605)
> If you say, people can’t be replaced because they’re just inherently irreplaceable, that’s a tautology.

This line of argument is entirely disingenuous. My life, once taken, cannot be given back to me. Neither can any substitute life.

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