Comments on: Overheard at GA http://www.peacebang.com/2006/06/26/overheard-at-ga-2/ The manic mind of the minister -- Auntie Mame Meets Cotton Mather Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:02:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: powderblue http://www.peacebang.com/2006/06/26/overheard-at-ga-2/#comment-2022 powderblue Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:34:55 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/06/26/overheard-at-ga-2/#comment-2022 The orange tree that produced the oranges has not suffered or died. Orange trees have coevolved with humans – they produce oranges that we humans like, and we in turn cultivate and protect the trees. A second glass of orange juice would have strengthened this dynamic of interdependence.<br/><br/>I know that my observation probably seems stiff in the context of the remark that was clearly made in jest: “Eight oranges gave their life for this.” Don’t get me wrong – I like humor, and most of my friends would say I’m humorous (if I asked them directly). It’s just that I think we sometimes dismiss and disconnect from the agonies we cause the animals we eat with lighthearted comments about “plant suffering”, and I want to respond in a way that's respectful to all. The orange tree that produced the oranges has not suffered or died. Orange trees have coevolved with humans – they produce oranges that we humans like, and we in turn cultivate and protect the trees. A second glass of orange juice would have strengthened this dynamic of interdependence.

I know that my observation probably seems stiff in the context of the remark that was clearly made in jest: “Eight oranges gave their life for this.” Don’t get me wrong – I like humor, and most of my friends would say I’m humorous (if I asked them directly). It’s just that I think we sometimes dismiss and disconnect from the agonies we cause the animals we eat with lighthearted comments about “plant suffering”, and I want to respond in a way that’s respectful to all.

]]> By: CK http://www.peacebang.com/2006/06/26/overheard-at-ga-2/#comment-2021 CK Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:22:00 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/06/26/overheard-at-ga-2/#comment-2021 Philocrites, you have absorbed too much Whitehead. The enjoyment of oranges has got to be really tiny in the scheme of things... Philocrites, you have absorbed too much Whitehead. The enjoyment of oranges has got to be really tiny in the scheme of things…

]]> By: Kim http://www.peacebang.com/2006/06/26/overheard-at-ga-2/#comment-2020 Kim Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:29:17 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/06/26/overheard-at-ga-2/#comment-2020 I'm so glad someone is sticking up for vegetable life. I’m so glad someone is sticking up for vegetable life.

]]> By: fausto http://www.peacebang.com/2006/06/26/overheard-at-ga-2/#comment-2019 fausto Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:25:34 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/06/26/overheard-at-ga-2/#comment-2019 Is Philo's lack of a ponytail due to your fashion coaching, or a neurotic need to conserve oranges? Is Philo’s lack of a ponytail due to your fashion coaching, or a neurotic need to conserve oranges?

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