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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 06-22-2014, 10:20 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
i don't like the idea of forced abortion though i...

i don't like the idea of forced abortion though i guess they do have a pretty severe population crisis. don't actually know enough to say whether i think that policy is right or not. it could...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 06-22-2014, 03:50 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
it's not the woman's choice in many parts of the...

it's not the woman's choice in many parts of the world. i was saying that i agree that it should be the woman's choice.
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 06-21-2014, 09:13 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
hopefully by then they master the science of...

hopefully by then they master the science of growing bacon in a petri dish
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 06-21-2014, 08:59 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
hopefully it also liberates them from the...

hopefully it also liberates them from the shackles of sea world.

anyway that's a fair point, though it's easy for westerners to not want to slaughter whales and dolphins cause we don't really eat...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 06-21-2014, 08:37 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
that's true. but it's not a scientific...

that's true. but it's not a scientific distinction we're making, it's just a judgement call. like the age of consent.

edit - also, i think it's a little trickier than consciousness vs...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 06-21-2014, 08:00 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
scientifically it never stops being just cells....

scientifically it never stops being just cells. it's an arbitrary line you're trying to draw that doesn't actually exist.

i agree it's the woman's choice and i actually agree with abortion being...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 06-21-2014, 01:15 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
this is a really strange question. if he thinks...

this is a really strange question. if he thinks innocent humans might be dying then why wouldn't he question it?
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-09-2013, 09:39 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
'Militant atheism' is a complete misnomer to me...

'Militant atheism' is a complete misnomer to me these days. There was a time when that term actually meant oppressing religion and not just incessantly whining about local nativity scenes.
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-30-2013, 12:50 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
I don't disagree about morality's evolutionary...

I don't disagree about morality's evolutionary origins, but like Richard Dawkins I believe that a society which based its morality strictly on evolutionary concerns would be a pretty nasty place to...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-30-2013, 03:14 AM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
Strictly speaking, "thou shalt not kill" as a...

Strictly speaking, "thou shalt not kill" as a moral principle is invalidated by the examples you provided. Actually, it's also invalidated by much simpler examples like war or execution. Clearly...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-29-2013, 11:41 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
My objection from the beginning has been that...

My objection from the beginning has been that you're failing to establish a serious moral distinction between killing a human fetus vs killing any other human. In other words, I'm saying that whether...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-23-2013, 11:40 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
...which is based on the premise that suffering...

...which is based on the premise that suffering is the reason killing is wrong. Otherwise it is irrelevant who potentially suffers the most. So I was giving examples of why I don't think that adds up...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-21-2013, 02:14 AM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
Here's why I think it's a problem. If you propose...

Here's why I think it's a problem. If you propose that abortion isn't wrong because it doesn't involve suffering, then it should follow that any killing without suffering isn't wrong. If that isn't...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-20-2013, 02:44 AM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
Neither do I. The question is whether their...

Neither do I. The question is whether their actions are justifiable or even 'right' based on utilitarian logic.
Our fitness is dependent on certain people. We also compete with other people. It...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-20-2013, 12:03 AM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
Your utilitarian answer sort of ignores the...

Your utilitarian answer sort of ignores the question: I said the death would be painless, quick and unexpected. The loner/homeless person wouldn't have time to suffer. You mentioned that you would...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-19-2013, 04:03 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
So theoretically speaking, if you were to kill...

So theoretically speaking, if you were to kill someone in that way who was a loner with no connections then there's nothing wrong with that as long as nobody finds out.
So then if someone is in a...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-19-2013, 11:40 AM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
Good point, but I honestly don't think that the...

Good point, but I honestly don't think that the capacity for suffering works as a consistent criteria either. Would it be alright to kill somebody if the death was quick, painless and unexpected? If...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-19-2013, 03:12 AM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
Take a close look at the criteria you're listing...

Take a close look at the criteria you're listing here. None of it really differentiates a fetus from other humans in all of their various (illegal to kill) forms and stages, other than the 'dependent...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-19-2013, 01:32 AM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
I was just poking fun at the dishonest...

I was just poking fun at the dishonest euphemisms.

The pragmatist in me leans towards being in favor of abortion simply because I feel like the more control that people have over when they...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 07-19-2013, 12:44 AM
Replies: 414
Views: 26,682
Posted By John Wilkes Booth
I'm pro-life and pro-choice. 100% in favor of...

I'm pro-life and pro-choice. 100% in favor of both life and choices.
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