RE: Pro-life atheists
May 21, 2014 at 7:05 am
(This post was last modified: May 21, 2014 at 7:07 am by Fidel_Castronaut.)
(May 21, 2014 at 4:40 am)Buzz Wrote:
1Pro-life is a term concerning abortion, not human life in general. You folks misunderstood my post, taking it to mean that we shouldn't care about children after they reach a certain age.
That was in fact not my intent. I was merely discussing terminology.
Arguably, then, it's a meaningless term.
Pro-life to me indicates a position where the stance is life at any cost. Life doesn't stop at birth.
I understand all the objections people have raised regarding this and indeed agree with them. The argument over the terminology is almost redundant because the term pro-life seems like a contradiction when you have the same people advocating for cuts in welfare and/or healthcare.
It's certainly not a compassionate position to hold.
(May 21, 2014 at 4:40 am)Buzz Wrote:(May 21, 2014 at 4:18 am)Esquilax Wrote: Hey Buzz, if god came down and ordered you to kill an unborn infant, would you do it?God wouldn't come down and give me orders like that.
I have to ask how you would know this?
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