320 Years of History
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- Nov 1, 2015
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We consider it humane to "put down" animals when they are old and suffering, yet humans are denied this option when they are old and suffering. Interesting!
Humans have souls which makes them different from animals. We also consider it humane to dismember unwanted human fetuses. So the definition needs work.
Red:
Prove it.
- Debate Now - Does it make sense to accept God's existence based solely on the arguments presented for it?
- "Do Souls Exist?"
Blue:
Your not participating in assisted suicide is perfectly fine. For you to intimate that there's something wrong with others -- the rest of society meant by "we" -- doing so, that there is failing in the rationale the other member presented re: humaneness on the basis of there being a soul, while acceptable for you, is not fine overall.
I have no issue with one's believing humans have a soul and animals do not; one can believe whatever they want, regardless of the rational basis or lack thereof for doing so. I have a problem with folks who espouse those beliefs not realizing the logical fallacy underpinning their belief and thus refraining from using that belief as a guide to what actions a society must, must not, should and/or should not undertake or allow.
Look around the planet and you'll find groups of people who want to "run things" in accordance with the dogma given by their faith-based belief system. Zealous members of those groups who unwaveringly insist on and in turn advocate for and act to effect a world managed in accordance with those guidelines fall into three general classes: haters, war mongers, and terrorists. What's the difference between the latter two, in this context, between the two? War mongers have a nation state from which to launch their campaigns and terrorists do not.
Time and time again we see that dogmatic belief systems and organizations have, in the aftermath of proclaiming what is "right" based on their dogma eventually get to the next level and violently force some or the rest of the world to see things their way, and history's litany of holy wars/battles/incidents provides ample illustration of as much:
- Moses and Aaron conquer Canaan
- Battle of Jericho
- The Crusades
- Thirty Years War
- Eighty Years War
- Slavery
- 20th and 21st century faith-based fundamentalist (pick whatever monotheistic system you want) terrorism