You know what I hate most about the whole abortion issue? No one is against anything. There are two main camps: the Pro-Life people and the Pro-Choice people. No one is Anti anything. That bugs me.
Of course, I see what's happening. Each side has carefully chosen its moniker not so much to describe itself, but to describe the other side by implication. The Pro-Life people are opposing the Anti-Life people, while the Pro-Choicers battle the Anti-Choicers. There's two different arguments going on over one topic. Both sides are in the right by their own standards, and fighting irredeemable evil. That's why they can't resolve anything; they're talking past each other.
And they know it. They're doing it deliberately. They care more about getting ahead on points than ending the game. Nothing will get resolved because they don't want to resolve anything. They'd rather keep arguing until the sun goes nova and aborts the human race.
But, since the issue only involves people who get laid on occasion, I don't think my opinion matters a whole lot.
Its a game of semantics. Mostly from the pro choice side because they have no scientific evidence to back up their satements. Their arguments are totally based on emotion and nothing else.
Posted by: lin trey at December 11, 2003 05:47 PMI don't want to delve into this argument, because it's been done by better arguers than me. However, your statement indicates a belief that the pro-choicers have no rational or moral basis for their position. With that attitude, discussion is impossible.
In order to resolve any argument, each side has to at least consider the possibility that the other side may have a point. Whether you agree with the point or not is irrelevant. If you reject the opposite position out of hand before the discussion even begins, then there's no point in talking.
Here's an exercise for you, if you ever come back. List three things about the pro-choice argument that justify that position. Don't worry if you don't believe what you're saying. I just want to know if you are capable of thinking reasonably about the other side of the issue.
Posted by: David at December 13, 2003 12:38 PM