Enmos
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dis·gust·ing /dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ, dɪˈskʌs-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dis-guhs-ting, di-skuhs-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.
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I think that there's an extra "or" implied. "offensive to the physical or moral or aesthetic taste"
I'm sure that the combination of these types of disgust also occurs.
I feel that disgust as a word is generally used to describe the fear of a thing or an act which can produce disease.
We are more disgusted by a swarm of cockroaches than a swarm of bees, and it is not their appearance which makes the difference.
There was a story in which a man tried to get out of the army by pretending to eat his own faeces, and so be discharged on mental grounds.
He used brown peanut butter. We can see how other people in the story would find his actions disgusting, but we are amused by them.
Im willing to accept your explanation as i dont see much difference between mine and yours.
Actually, your explanation of the definition of disgusting makes my point somewhat stronger. An act which can produce disease is by most people considered to be immoral. As for a thing that can produce disease, you can perform an act on a thing for it to produce a disease.
Orleander claims corpses are as clean as can be and there arent anymore potentially harmfull bacteria in them than in any living person. Orleander claims she isnt afraid of any diseases necrofilia may induce.
Still, she is disgusted by it. Yet she says it is not immoral, and thus moral.
Rather i think she is on somesort of a 'crusade' against me for critisizing hunting in another thread. Why else make such a big fuss about a definition which doesnt even has to do with the discussion that much.
Also, notice how she ignores others that say almost the same i do but instead chooses to attack my post. :shrug:
Its all fine by me... *sigh*