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Re:Windshield pitting incidents in Washington reach fever pi... by WalterBright on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @08:12PM (#42457309)
What separates men from animals is men have honor.
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Re:Windshield pitting incidents in Washington reach fever pi... by bregma on Thursday December 19, 2024 @07:35AM (#42460855)
Some men have honor. FTFY
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Re:Windshield pitting incidents in Washington reach fever pi... by WalterBright on Thursday December 19, 2024 @02:54PM (#42465096)
Those without honor are intelligent animals, but not men.

Each of us makes that choice for ourselves.

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Re:Windshield pitting incidents in Washington reach fever pi... by anothertroll123 on Saturday December 21, 2024 @12:34PM (#42480969)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
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Re:Windshield pitting incidents in Washington reach fever pi... by Cthulhu_ on Friday December 20, 2024 @03:26AM (#42469258)
I'd nuance that argument a bit; we know of the concept of honor and can distinguish between "honorable" and "dishonorable" behaviour, and / or the definition thereof depending on culture, whereas animals only have instinct. But then again, smarter animals do know right from wrong, or honor, if you will.

But this is a philosophical subject, which I'm not educated in.

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