You support her "no matter what her choice is". Suppose she chooses abortion for sex-selection: she wants a boy, tests show her little one is a girl, so she aborts. Would you support her choice?
On Jul 4, 8:43 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > Don I know the logic is faulty, the problem is it is more true than I would > like to amit,, to quote mey sister who is staunchly anti abortion.. "I can > only support one issue at a time." > Personally I am for the womans right to chose and I will support her no > matter what her choice is. > > As for no good loser parents go, I do know parents that have sold everything > they had to take care of family, and we are talking in excess of > $2,500,000.oo paying medical bills, ending up getting assistance to keep the > family alive... talk about loser parents ,, they lost everything. > I think it is called greed. > Allan > > > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > There is faulty logic here. You are assuming that if one opposes > > abortion then one also opposes feeding starving children. These are > > not mutually exclusive ideals. Far from it in fact. What I see > > happening is some conservatives believe people should take > > responsibility for their children. Wither that is in the womb or at > > home making sure they get enough to eat. If the kids are coming to > > school starving then CPS takes them away from their no good piece of > > garbage useless parents. The kids get fed and get out from under > > their loser parents. Everybody wins. > > > It would be like me saying since you(example here, keep pantyhose on) > > favor abortion then you must want to murder all hungry children. See, > > makes no since whatsoever. > > > For the record, I think women should be in control of their own > > bodies. I also think they should do it without tax payer money. So > > I'm pro-choice, anti-enable. Lunch at my kids school is a buck 75. > > If their parents can't afford that on their welfare checks something > > is very, very hinky and CPS should be involved. > > > dj > > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 2:16 AM, iam deheretic<[email protected]> wrote: > > > Those that are anti abortion and don't rant on about the starving > > children. > > > that is very easy to explain. abortion they can rant about and it cost > > them > > > very little, maybe a small donation and a little time, now starving > > > children on the other hand takes a major commitment and to do it would > > > require a major out lay of cash. as well as a major outlay of time.. so > > the > > > out lay of money and time are the major factors in the choice of what to > > > support. > > > Allan > > > > On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 8:50 PM, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Lee - an interesting thread; thanks for initiating it. > > >> Many have tried to understand why there is evil in this world, > > >> How can it be reconciled with an all powerful, all good God. In all > > >> cases known to me the reasoning looks at the question from afar, much > > >> as another god might look at it. The answer usually begins by setting > > >> up a continuum such as murder to injury to no harm, and labels one end > > >> of the continuum evil. It then struggles with reconciling the > > >> continuum, or at least an end of it, with an omniscient God. > > >> What I proposed as a definition of evil proceeds from within, > > >> from the effect the evil has on those involved with it. Thus, I > > >> proposed that an evil act is one that drives us together, one that > > >> makes us desperate for the comfort of other human beings. Doing this I > > >> believe presents a fair description of the effect of evil, while at > > >> the same time revealing the reason for evil - to make us desperate for > > >> the comfort of others. Of course I don't think that to be bad - I > > >> didn't label the evil and good definitions I proposed as either > > >> yeilding good or bad results. (But I do think that in the sense I > > >> propose evil has a good effect and the result of good as I define it > > >> is bad - which of course is contra to what most of the others in this > > >> thread seem to think.) > > >> Again, how's that for strange? Jim > > > >> On Jul 1, 2:41 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > That's the point Jim. In all of the examples you listed it is pretty > > >> > much understood by the majority that these acts are considered not > > >> > good. Yes of course such acts do come under normal human behavoiur > > >> > but only in so much as normal humans have commited such acs. However > > >> > if we consider what is normal to be what the majority agree's then > > >> > murder is not as normal as it would seem. > > > >> > Indeed I must confess that part of my reason for creating this thread > > >> > is to try to understand the argument against a creator God for the > > >> > reason of the existance of evil. > > > >> > I'm still nto getting it though. Why is it a bad thing that we seek > > >> > out the company of each other? Also to do so does not necisarily mean > > >> > that we are not competent on our own, without others of our species to > > >> > help. > > > >> > On 30 June, 10:54, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > > Lee - thanks for considering my proposed definition. You ask: How > > can > > >> > > normal human behavior be defined as evil? I suspect that it largely > > is > > >> > > a matter of viewpoint. Surely the KKK didn't consider lynching > > negroes > > >> > > evil; Nor did Hitler consider the holocaust evil, or the Romans > > >> > > crucifiction of the Christians, or maybe even a mother's murder of a > > >> > > molester of her child. I expect you have heard of the theodicy > > >> > > problem: given an all powerful, all good God, why does evil exist in > > >> > > this world? Many have proposed their answer to this question. The > > >> > > answers are summarized in Philosophies for Dummies - 1. All evil is > > >> > > punishment for sin. 2. All evil results from the misuse of free > > will. > > >> > > 3. Evil requires a moral choice which leads to soul building. 4. > > Some > > >> > > combination of 1-3. > > >> > > Instead of these views of evil from afar, I propose a view of > > evil > > >> > > from within the moment. It's purpose and function is to bring us > > >> > > together. In that sense it is an antidote to good, which as I said > > >> > > tends to let us think that we've got it made and need no one. Aren't > > >> > > these responses to good and evil the normal human responses.? I > > think > > >> > > so. How's that for strange? > > > >> > > On Jun 29, 2:49 am, "[email protected]" < > > [email protected]> > > >> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > That's a strange way of seeing it Jim. > > > >> > > > I would think that as our speices is undeniably social then > > >> > > > incorperated in the norm is the need for human contact, as such > > how > > >> > > > can what can only be considered normal behavour stand up to being > > >> > > > defined as evil? > > > >> > > > On 27 June, 22:01, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > > > > How about this as an answer? Evil is whatever brings us > > together, > > >> > > > > makes us desparate for the comfort of one another, while good is > > >> > > > > all > > >> > > > > that makes us think we are independent, don't need anyone, have > > >> > > > > things > > >> > > > > nailed, are the very best and can do anything we want. Or is > > that > > >> > > > > too > > >> > > > > simple an answer? > > > >> > > > > On Jun 24, 1:51 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > > > > > A simple question, or is it?- Hide quoted text - > > > >> > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > >> > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > >> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > >> > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > > ( > > > ) > > > I_D Allan > > -- > ( > ) > I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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