08-19-2023, 11:21 AM
(08-18-2023, 04:09 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: Simply put - you're asking me when I believe life begins. To which I answer - I don't have a strong enough opinion on it. Scientifically, one could make the argument that life begins when the fetus is viable outside the womb, but in that scenario the fetus is going to die without round the clock medical care, so is it truly viable? Judaism teaches that life begins when first breath is taken - which doesn't necessarily mean after a full term birth. Satanism doesn't really have a stance on when life begins, so I'll default to that (since I'm a Satanist and its honestly the cleanest answer I can give).
The problem is, plenty of people do have a strong opinion, on both sides of the issue. You not caring doesn't prevent it from being an issue.
Quote:I mean sure it's a dodge but it's also the correct answer. I don't know when it happened, but everyone suddenly being obsessed with everyone else's business is probably one of the biggest problems in this country. I don't necessarily have to agree with an abortion in the third trimester, but at the end of the day it's also not my problem. I can't carry a child. My wife can't carry a child. I'd rather if someone got an abortion it's done in a clean and safe environment with proper staff and equipment than a dark, dirty alley performed by Chuck No-Teeth and his handy dandy pry-bar and karate kick technique, so I understand the fight for elective abortions - people who want them are going to get them; might as well not kill two birds.
Let's say there was a building a block away from your home. Children of toddler age are brought there on a daily basis and killed. Would you just drive past that building on a daily basis and think to yourself it's not your problem?
Quote:People will feel how they do. I imagine most folk have similar feelings on the subject as we do; it's just the loud ones who get heard.
Which is pretty much true about every issue. At the end of the day finding a good compromise would turn down the volume, or at least lesson the number of people shouting about it.
