Why Should Bestiality Be Against The Law?

[nnmartin]

is this supposed to be an example of you not resorting to semantics? (when all else fails of course)

The dictionary definition above clearly makes out that bestiality means having sex with animals(3) and is also a depraved act(2).

Ok, it doesn't specifically join 2 and 3 together because being a dictionary it does not need to.

Originally Posted by Tiberius

The second definition does say "Conduct or an action marked by depravity or brutality", but I see no reason to think that it refers to sexual activity between a Human and an animal.

no reason? Just a random thought by the dictionary publisher then?

How much clearer do you need it?

[InformedIgnorance]

Those are two separate definitions - while it is logical to assume that the people who came up with those definitions in common usage (not in the dictionary itself but prior to that codification) saw the two as being linked, the two are not linked through the dictionary itself as that would be a moral judgement rather than a statement of fact.

[Tiberius]

Originally Posted by nnmartin

is this supposed to be an example of you not resorting to semantics? (when all else fails of course)

And is this supposed to be an example of you trying to connect two things just because you want to show a connection between the two?

The dictionary definition above clearly makes out that bestiality means having sex with animals(3) and is also a depraved act(2).

So what? Just because a dictionary lists two different definitions, does not follow that they are related.

Ok, it doesn't specifically join 2 and 3 together because being a dictionary it does not need to.

Ah, so you just assume.

no reason? Just a random thought by the dictionary publisher then?

You seem unaware that one word can have several different unrelated definitions.

How much clearer do you need it?

Clearer than your assumptions.

[nnmartin]

Try going to an English language teachers' forum - I'm sure you'll get some top answers there (though you may die of boredom first)

[nnmartin]

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We now have exactly the same number of posts - amazing huh?

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[nnmartin]

must be a signal for you to start your annual thread

did you leave the forum in the past for a while or something?

[Tiberius]

Why are you talking about this here? haven't you got anything better to do? Or don't you have anything worthwhile to contribute to the thread?

[Tiberius]

I guess not...

[nnmartin]

feel free to re-direct the thread to something that has not already said 100 times already by both camps then sure, why not.

I'll join in again then, but at the moment we are just going around in circles - hence my attempt at a little light interlude.

[Tiberius]

So you admit that all you have is "Ew, it's icky!", logical fallacies and unsupportable claims?