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Originally Posted by DerekB  "It is better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all".
That's about how I'd sum up my argument with your point. Let me know if you'd like more elaboration. |
Indeed I would! Because we're not talking about love, we're talking about life.
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Originally Posted by DerekB Some may, I'll grant you, but enough won't that this argument has a flaw in its foundation. |
Just to make sure I have this part clear, since some people got confused by this part of your reply, you're saying that women won't get abortions if it's illegal right? Or precisely, that too few of them will go that route for the argument of pro choicers to have any weight to it right?
If that is indeed what you're saying, I'll reply that we're not talking about numbers and statistics. We're talking about real women, risking their health and their lives. Their suffering is very real. The jury is still out on whether foetuses can suffer or not, but even if they can, their suffering is not comparable to a living human being's suffering.
Regarding your line of reasoning about us being chosen...I have to admit, you threw me a curveball
I was expecting you to say God chose us. Assumptions assumptions haha. Anyway...you say we were chosen by ourselves. Every single other species was chosen by itself to reproduce as well, so I don't see how that makes us special. Granted, you specified that we are special because we can create art, philosophize think etc. And that part makes sense to me. I just don't understand why you mentioned that we chose ourselves in the first place. What is the point you're making when saying that?