(November 5, 2009 at 2:40 pm)Saerules Wrote: Because it is ridiculous to think that you can kill that which has never been born?
Are you suggesting that a baby is not alive until it has been born?
hock:If so, I must say that is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard.
Remember Adrian's hypothetical and his answer.
"If I had to pull a lever to kill 1 million people who I knew (and we're talking about absolute knowledge here for hypothetical reasons) would cause the deaths of 1 billion otherwise, I would do so. I see the loss of 1 billion people as more tragic than the loss of 1 million. "
Do you agree with him Saerules?
If so, what would you say about a Christian killing an abortion doctor based on absolute knowlegde that if the doctor is killed, some woman who was going to get an abortion didn't and the baby that would be born would save a million people from being killed by some tyrant? In your view would the Christian be justified? Does that make my previous hypothetical better for you?
