Opt-out is better than opt-in.
The bodily autonomy argument is flawed. You can easily flip the script on Judith Thomson's violinist hypothetical.
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This is a fundamental notion all humans believe in. Its why we have people sign donor cards for example.
No one has a right over another person's body, including a fetus.
I could care less when life starts, that's a pointless argument.
Very true. I have been to parts of the world where there is very little value attributed to human life.We extend very few rights to very few living things.
Unfortunately no, but I can understand how comprehension of your explanation would require that I enter into an altered reality. What if I put on some Pink Floyd and shoot a laser pointer in a darkened room for an hour?Do you have access to some hallucinogenic mushrooms?
That pickle only exists if you do not believe a fetus is a human life...but Lamb does, hence the pickle.Those of us who find it morally wrong to force the actions of others on the basis of our beliefs alone are in quite a pickle with your logic.
Life is not a belief. It is a binary. You are either alive or you are not. If you believe that life begins at conception, that means all of the rights we extend to living beings now apply. If you believe life begins at conception, then abortion is taking a life.
I was.Very true. I have been to parts of the world where there is very little value attributed to human life.
So apply my post to the parts of the earth where we respect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
That pickle only exists if you do not believe a fetus is a human life...but Lamb does, hence the pickle.
And for the record, I support abortion only so far that the Pandora’s Box is already open, and women will seek them regardless, so there is a public interest in making them safe and accessible. However, I caveat that position with the belief we should complement that legality with free and accessible birth control. I also caveat that position with the belief that were science to determine the point of consciousness, that it should be illegal for an abortion to occur from the point of consciousness.
Along with some breathing exercises, I think you'd get there.Unfortunately no, but I can understand how comprehension of your explanation would require that I enter into an altered reality. What if I put on some Pink Floyd and shoot a laser pointer in a darkened room for an hour?
Opt-out is better than opt-in.
The bodily autonomy argument is flawed. You can easily flip the script on Judith Thomson's violinist hypothetical.
NamasteAlong with some breathing exercises, I think you'd get there.
Have a great weekend.
What does HOMGARR stand for? I looked it up and didn’t get any hitsThe HOMGARR definition of life applies to everything else living. It's not a significant milestone. I mean, if we talk about that early, a zygote can still turn into a chimera with another zygote or a blastocyst could divide into twins. When does personhood start? People don't even gain self-awareness until over a year old and then there's also the development of episodic memory afterwards.
What does HOMGARR stand for? I looked it up and didn’t get any hits
The critiques of that argument are overly simplistic relying on their own flawed logic as to why people have sex.
Thank you. I am still not finding any links to this acronym. I am interested in learning more. One question, are these criteria the threshold for defining life?H
Homeostasis
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Organization
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Metabolism
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Growth / Development
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Adaptation
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Reproduction
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Response to Stimuli
I don’t believe in deities and I am not imposing anything. I am just curious how someone reconciles being pro choice and also believing life begins at conception.You pose or ask for absolutes which will never exist in the realm of man. The most convenient defense of this is belief that a deity has resolved your conflicts for you. Please do not impose your beliefs on me me. I recognize that if I were to declare myself absolutely all-knowing about what constitutes life and which lives require absolute protection and which do not then I could escape my conflicts. But please do not tell me I am wrong for choosing otherwise.
Thank you. I am still not finding any links to this acronym. I am interested in learning more. One question, are these criteria the threshold for defining life?
I don’t believe in deities and I am not imposing anything. I am just curious how someone reconciles being pro choice and also believing life begins at conception.
Interesting. The 7 characteristics seem to define what falls under the category of living things...humans, plants, bacteria, etc...but not necessarily the criteria you would use to determine if a living thing is alive at the present moment.Yep. They are the 7 characteristics of life. You probably can't find it easily because different words are used to essentially say the same thing..
Dodging using philosophical rat holes is still dodging.H
Homeostasis
O
Organization
M
Metabolism
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Growth / Development
A
Adaptation
R (1st)
Reproduction
R (2nd)
Response to Stimuli
You can flip the script in numerous ways, which utilitarianism would be useful in. Shee-it, I bet Peter Singer would argue the utilitarian solution would be to stay attached, and that's her best shot. She's trying to formulate a deontological argument, but deontological arguments are incredibly flawed.
Edit: Finally posted. Odd. Apparently site doesn't like links to quizlets.
No, I made it a thread about how, even in the age of Trump with the wind at their backs, Democrats still had to run a centrist candidate that may be left of the alt-right, but is also far right of the resistance left...with abortion being a notable example.But you're not making this into another abortion thread... heavens, no!
No, I made it a thread about how, even in the age of Trump with the wind at their backs, Democrats still had to run a centrist candidate that may be left of the alt-right, but is also far right of the resistance left...with abortion being a notable example.
I never said it wasn’t. I am saying it is a position taken of political expediency...I say one thing but I REALLY BELIEVE something else...and that such positions will be the next political fault lines once the alt-right fades back into obscurity.But he has the same stance on abortion as millions of democrats, including the most recent Vice President and the party’s 2004 nominee. It’s a very mainstream democratic position.
Opt-out is better than opt-in.
Absolutely NOT. Requiring people to opt out, whether it's for spam, personal information sharing by banks and others, or organ donation is a terrible idea that implies that our bodies and information actually belong to someone else.
Opt IN (if you so choose) is the right thing.
A good question these days is what’s now considered a guaranteed seat for a republican?