Re: Logic makes a comeback: morality and materialism

Russell Stewart (diamond@rt66.com)
Wed, 04 Jun 1997 13:57:51 -0600

At 01:29 PM 6/4/97 -0500, you wrote:
>----Prehaps you need to realize that some people have belief systems.
>Prehaps you need to realize that you are much more valuable than a roach or
>a tick.

I already do realize that.

>Answer this: How can you be calm about the millions of abortions
>conducted in the usa each year and the hidious procedures that are allowed?

Which kind of abortions are you referring to? Early- or late-term? As far as
early abortions are concerned, I see no reason to get excited about it. I don't
see that it is any more murder than is wearing a condom or using the pill. As
far as late-term abortions, most states have already outlawed those except in
cases where the mother's well-being is at stake. So I really don't see anything
to get excited about (except for the fact that people are murdering doctors
because
of religious beliefs).

> How can you be "calm" when you see the complacency and ignorance.

I am often not calm in the face of ignorance (which is why I have had so much
friction with Jim Bell). It is one of my character flaws.

> As I said above, I know what I believe. Do you call comparing insects to
>a fetus rational?

I don't see anything rational about believing that a handful of cells with no
recognizable brain is a self-aware being.

>How about causing a women to deliver breached and than
>sticking sizzors into the babys skull right before he comes out. Sound
>rational?

Those procedures are only done if the mother's life or health is in danger.

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