The "pro-" prefix means "in support of", not merely "tolerant of". Pronatalism is the belief that birth control should be restricted, not just that people should have the option of not using it. Pro-Zionists like Untermyer support that the Zionist goal be realized, not merely that Zionism exist. "Pro-life" insists that life be enforced, not that life simply exists for a certain option. If you are simply tolerant of something's existence, you are not pro-that thing. You're simply neutral and tolerant. Someone who's pro-something advocates it over what its opposite is. "Pro-abortion" people don't necessarily want people to get abortions, they just believe it should be an option. Therefore, "pro-abortion" is not the best possible term.
You don't seem to get that all humans are non-carnivores. "Being a carnivore doesn't preclude you from being an omnivore." Yes. Yes it does. A carnivore isn't just anything that can eat meat, a carnivore species is geared to eating meat to the exclusion of eating plants. A carnivore does not (normally) eat plants because its digestive system does not handle them well. Being a carnivore and an omnivore are mutually exclusive, because by definition, a carnivore is not geared to eating plants. I don't know how many different ways I need to put it. These are defined terms with fixed meanings. Do they not teach life sciences in British schools? There are plenty of textbooks and encyclopedias available to help make up for where your state education has clearly failed you.
I just looked this up and I was actually right all along. Well, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. I'm not sure where you're getting your information from. They define a carnivore as any animal that eats meat, and an omnivore as an animal that eats everything (they specifically say, i.e. not a vegetarian). I'm not going to repeat all of what I said in my previous post but it was right and I shouldn't have been thrown off course so easily.
I looked up "pro" while I was there. It says reasoning in support of a hypothesis. Pro-abortion therefore means that if someone thinks they should have an abortion, someone who is pro-abortion would support their decision. If you apply this to "pro-life", it becomes a horribly mangled definition. But I think that's what your post was about.
You looked up a scientific term in a dictionary? I don't even know where to begin with that. Especially considering your obviously perfect source is published by a press whose works have contained such interesting claims as the chief language of Karnataka being Bengali or that siphoning works by atmospheric pressure. Obviously when they publish something that goes against what literally every other source on the subject says about something very basic, it must mean they're the only ones who have it right. Now, if you were a reasonable person, you would have instead picked up a book, any book, dedicated or with a section dedicated to the subject and gotten a more accurate definition. But apparently, you're not, and have no interest in picking up a book that seriously covers animal feeding behavior, perhaps because from the library emanates an aura of knowledge that intimidates you. You know, I used to think you were pretty cool dappled, but now it's obvious you're just as bad as wigsplitz and similarly draining to the reasoning ability of those who read your posts. I'm not going to bother anymore. It's like trying to explain things to a 4-year-old, who repeats the same silly things over and over and thinks if he does it enough, he'll eventually be right. I get enough of that bullshit from the people in this country, I don't need to look for it elsewhere.
They do teach the subject in schools but I chose not to study it. If I've made a mistake, fair enough, but I think people make mistakes daily and it doesn't call for a root and branch review of a national education system.
Although, admittedly, ours could do with it if it's producing people like me.
Is it normal to hate the terms "pro-choice" and "pro-life"?
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The "pro-" prefix means "in support of", not merely "tolerant of". Pronatalism is the belief that birth control should be restricted, not just that people should have the option of not using it. Pro-Zionists like Untermyer support that the Zionist goal be realized, not merely that Zionism exist. "Pro-life" insists that life be enforced, not that life simply exists for a certain option. If you are simply tolerant of something's existence, you are not pro-that thing. You're simply neutral and tolerant. Someone who's pro-something advocates it over what its opposite is. "Pro-abortion" people don't necessarily want people to get abortions, they just believe it should be an option. Therefore, "pro-abortion" is not the best possible term.
You don't seem to get that all humans are non-carnivores. "Being a carnivore doesn't preclude you from being an omnivore." Yes. Yes it does. A carnivore isn't just anything that can eat meat, a carnivore species is geared to eating meat to the exclusion of eating plants. A carnivore does not (normally) eat plants because its digestive system does not handle them well. Being a carnivore and an omnivore are mutually exclusive, because by definition, a carnivore is not geared to eating plants. I don't know how many different ways I need to put it. These are defined terms with fixed meanings. Do they not teach life sciences in British schools? There are plenty of textbooks and encyclopedias available to help make up for where your state education has clearly failed you.
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I just looked this up and I was actually right all along. Well, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. I'm not sure where you're getting your information from. They define a carnivore as any animal that eats meat, and an omnivore as an animal that eats everything (they specifically say, i.e. not a vegetarian). I'm not going to repeat all of what I said in my previous post but it was right and I shouldn't have been thrown off course so easily.
I looked up "pro" while I was there. It says reasoning in support of a hypothesis. Pro-abortion therefore means that if someone thinks they should have an abortion, someone who is pro-abortion would support their decision. If you apply this to "pro-life", it becomes a horribly mangled definition. But I think that's what your post was about.
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You looked up a scientific term in a dictionary? I don't even know where to begin with that. Especially considering your obviously perfect source is published by a press whose works have contained such interesting claims as the chief language of Karnataka being Bengali or that siphoning works by atmospheric pressure. Obviously when they publish something that goes against what literally every other source on the subject says about something very basic, it must mean they're the only ones who have it right. Now, if you were a reasonable person, you would have instead picked up a book, any book, dedicated or with a section dedicated to the subject and gotten a more accurate definition. But apparently, you're not, and have no interest in picking up a book that seriously covers animal feeding behavior, perhaps because from the library emanates an aura of knowledge that intimidates you. You know, I used to think you were pretty cool dappled, but now it's obvious you're just as bad as wigsplitz and similarly draining to the reasoning ability of those who read your posts. I'm not going to bother anymore. It's like trying to explain things to a 4-year-old, who repeats the same silly things over and over and thinks if he does it enough, he'll eventually be right. I get enough of that bullshit from the people in this country, I don't need to look for it elsewhere.
They do teach the subject in schools but I chose not to study it. If I've made a mistake, fair enough, but I think people make mistakes daily and it doesn't call for a root and branch review of a national education system.
Although, admittedly, ours could do with it if it's producing people like me.