(January 22, 2017 at 12:03 pm)Whateverist Wrote: I think too much is made of arguing the logical consequences of certain generalizations. When we're discussing how we treat each other, we generally have in mind others like ourselves with the capacity to decide how they shall treat us as well. To then argue that, well, an embryo is in one phase of becoming a person like ourselves so whatever we decide in regard to others like ourselves should extend to them too requires further argumentation. It shouldn't be automatic.
Newborns and ppl with mental retardation such as Down Syndrome or anything of the like, don't have "minds like ourselves" either.
"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
