SmarterThanHick
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A theoretically ideal stance, but practically useless. People in this camp seem incapable of actually dealing with a situation presented before them, stating that somehow the past should have been changed to undo the issue before it occurred. This argument came up a lot in the stem cell debate, when thousands of embryos had to either be researched or destroyed, and the "moral" response was "but they shouldn't have been created in the first place". Well, sure, but they were. Similarly, it's easy to say "well you should have done something differently". Sure. But responsibility shouldn't stop just because of contraception failure.No, my position is about personal responsibility for one's actions. There are consequences to actions, if you can't handle the consequences then don't do the action.
So sure, your theoretical ideals are correct. Practically though, it's useless.
Oh I see. Let's break that down. What do you feel is the underlying reason behind protecting innocent life? I'm not disagree, I'm trying to get to your personal reasons. Don't give me "because it's right". Tell me why, ethically, it is right.You know what I think Curve, I think it's easy for you to use the rationalization that those of us that oppose abortion are just out to control everyone else's life. Why the hell would I give a damn about what anyone else does with their life? It's about the death of innocent life that we're supposed to be protecting, it has nothing to do with control. But you go on telling yourself that if it's the only way you can understand since you can't understand why I would want to protect innocent life. I think it's amazing how we can condemn murder in our society, but let millions be murdered by their own flesh and blood and call it 'privacy'.
Yeah, it was a surprisingly decent form of public health for its time.Remember, when there is a prohibition in scripture, it is usually there because of thousands of years of seeing the consequence of living without the prohibition.