RE: atheism and children
August 10, 2015 at 5:47 pm
(This post was last modified: August 10, 2015 at 5:51 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(August 10, 2015 at 2:33 pm)Alex K Wrote:(August 10, 2015 at 1:49 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Do you think I lack concern for human beings?Sometimes I wonder whether you want to misinterpret what I write.
(not sure if that's what you're saying, so sorry if not)
As for your second part, I don't know what to say. If you view my belief regarding this the same way you would view someone saying it's wrong to take a pill to save a life because it's the wrong color, then that's how you see it and that's fine. I think it's unfortunate that you see it that way, and that you possibly think little of me because of it, but you are entitled to your own thoughts of course.
No no no, you have shown that you have plenty of concern for your fellow human beings. I'm saying that some of the views you defend here are apparently completely disconnected from concerns for the well being of human beings. Do you understand the difference between me pointing that out as opposed to accusing you as a person of lack of humanity, which I don't?
Case in point: your issues with IVF do not primarily originate from concerns how to make people happy and healthy.And no, I don't think you would reject medicine because of the pill color - that was sn analogy (but if the church would teach it so, you presumablywould!)
I'm afraid I don't really understand the difference. How can I have concern for people, and have views that lack concern for people at the same time?
As for your second point, I agree that IVF would make someone happy if they want a kid of their own, though I fail to see how it makes them healthy. Something that makes a person happy isn't necessarily the moral thing. But that's beside the point. If we're talking about concern for humanity, I still think adoption is better for humanity as a whole.
(I also don't like that you're making the assumption that I blindly follow the Church
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"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
