(April 6, 2013 at 8:11 am)Mr_Dew7 Wrote:(April 6, 2013 at 8:03 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: So then Drew, you support Maelstrom's argument.
No. Where did you come up with that? There is absolutely a line that is drawn very boldly between death by choice and murder. A soldier knows that there is a possiblity of death, but he/she goes boldy on to war to fight for what they believe is right. The police officer knows that there is a possiblity of death in their job as well, but they courageously step forward to defend those who need it and to enforce the laws of the land. The burglar knows that if the police officer catches him/her, then he/she may well be shot and die if they make the wrong move while the officer's gun is drawn. The fetus has no knowledge that it is going to be killed, and therefore has no choice in the matter. The murder victim doesn't wish to die, but does anyway, against his/her wishes. The cow is food. The chicken is food. All animals are beneath humans on the food chain, as you well know. We can't say that animal life is equal to our own, so using the killing of animals in a debate about the morality of the abortion of human fetuses is nonsense.
So tell me Drew ...did the bacteria have "knowledge" that you were going to kill them? How about the food animals? What about the vegetables?
This murder victim of yours is one who is ex-utero and so is a person. Do those who are killed in war KNOW they are going to die?
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