Psalm 137:9

[Huggy Bear]

There you go putting words in my mouth just like your boy Kevin, I CLEARLY SAID FETUS, NOT EMBRYO!



And according to Kevin's definition, one's body is THE person, and that is clearly a body.

So you agree that an embryo is not a person. Good, we have common ground.

So you're just going to make up an augment that never took place in order to look correct... Is that what were doing now? How about acknowledging you were wrong? Can we start there?

[vorlon13]

Plus I doubt that they're dragging people inside, kicking and screaming, to kill their fetuses with coat hangers.

Though that certainly makes PP more interesting from my warped perspective.

I thought everyone knows you don't use coat hangers as it ruins the carcass. Ever try to cook one like that ??

Don't bother . . . . .

[KevinM1]

Is a fetus a person? Unless it can survive outside the womb, I'd say no. Then again, I'm a guy who writes code, not a doctor/scientist, so maybe my idea is wrong.

Also note, that, again, I'm not in favor of late term abortions unless there's a medical emergency, so I really have no idea why he's going on and on about fetuses anyway. A zygote isn't a fetus. Nor are any of the other stages leading up to embryo.

EDIT: other atheists may disagree with me. We're not a hive mind, even though most of us tend towards secular humanism, which itself tends to be liberal/progressive.

[Crossless2.0]

Though that certainly makes PP more interesting from my warped perspective.

I thought everyone knows you don't use coat hangers as it ruins the carcass. Ever try to cook one like that ??

Don't bother . . . . .

So you fucked up a grilled fetus, and you once thought a mushroom smoothie sounded like a good idea . . .

Can't wait for the cookbook.

[Whateverist]

I would be disappointed to hear it.  But, for sure, we have way too many puppies and kitties born every year in this country - more than it is possible to properly match to homes.  I wouldn't find it anything to celebrate but neither would I be against it.  It would just be sad.

Are you a politician?

I had the reputation of being a diplomat as a kid.  

So I take it you don't have a problem with the substance of what I said?

You took a neutral stance which really isn't saying anything.

I explained why I would be neither for it or against it, all things considered. Emotionally I would be against it but intellectually I'd have to admit I don't have an acceptable alternative to offer. I guess your stance is neutral toward my reasons for not taking the sort of polemic stance you prefer I take. So by your standards, you haven't said anything. But at least I explained why I reject your alternatives of being all for or all against, something you are either unable or unwilling to do. But go ahead and enjoy your polemic jousts with those willing to engage you in the manner you enjoy. I'm done here.

[downbeatplumb]

We do have a layer of liquid water.
Its called the sea.

Yeah, but the sea isn't considered part of our atmosphere.

Why isn't it a layer of atmosphere? it is for fish.

[Harry Nevis]

An embryo doesn't have a brain until about week five, and it doesn't have more brains than a fly for a while after that. Just sayin'.

There you go putting words in my mouth just like your boy Kevin, I CLEARLY SAID FETUS, NOT EMBRYO!





And according to Kevin's definition, one's body is THE person, and that is clearly a body.

And what is the definition of a fetus?  An embryo that has human characteristics.  Still not anything more than a prarsite until it can live outside momma.

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I'm still wondering what fucking business it is of yours if a woman you don't know chooses to have or not have a kid?

You want a history lesson?

My stance on abortion is not even a religious one, The founder of planned parenthood was a eugenicist / white supremacist, who established clinics mostly in predominately black areas.

http://eugenicsarchive.ca/discover/encyc...dda4000001

Claims of genocide have been made by other groups who have been described as racially inferior and subject to violence and/or coercive interventions because of their group membership. However, because these instances are not always accompanied by the killing of large numbers of civilians, or because the intent to destroy the group as such is sometimes difficult to prove, they are not necessarily acknowledged as instances of genocide. For example, an element of the Black population in the United States has alleged genocide in response to state and other attempts at regulating the reproduction of African American women (see Weisborg 1975), attempts which were legitimized by the eugenics movement. For instance, out of approximately 7000 sterilizations performed under the eugenic sterilization policies enacted in North Carolina between the 1930s to the 1970s, about 5000 of these were performed on Black women. Other initiatives, like the Negro Project, which sought specifically to distribute birth control in African American communities, are often said to have been motivated by eugenic concerns or efforts to control the population of those considered a burden to the state. Policies like these are viewed as attempts to impose measures to prevent births within the group.

That being said, the reason Conservatives are against abortion has nothing to do with religion either, thier just using codified language.

Elements with in the conservative group are obsessed with the survival of the white race, and due to low birth rates don't want white women aborting white babies.

Republican Congressman Steve King tweeted:

Not a religious one?  So you believe that feti are humans with souls given by God, but your more concerned about....anything else?  Bullshit.  Apparently god isn't very high on your source list of morality.

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So you agree that an embryo is not a person. Good, we have common ground.

So you're just going to make up an augment that never took place in order to look correct... Is that what were doing now? How about acknowledging you were wrong? Can we start there?

How was he wrong?

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Though that certainly makes PP more interesting from my warped perspective.

I thought everyone knows you don't use coat hangers as it ruins the carcass.  Ever try to cook one like that ??

Don't bother . . . . .

Or a nice pair of driving gloves...

[JackRussell]

Life is holy, unless you're god, then you can fuck with anybody you like.

Pharaoh was fucked, god hardened his heart, free will be damned.

We are fucked because god doesn't turn up anymore.

God is fine with slavery, genocide, child abuse and homophobia,

I am disgusting because women's rights are iccky.

Mortals struggle with VERY difficult questions, and we try to do our best..

Not perfect, but we still end up more moral than YWH.

Go figure.

[Mister Agenda]

So you agree that an embryo is not a person. Good, we have common ground.

So you're just going to make up an augment that never took place in order to look correct... Is that what were doing now? How about acknowledging you were wrong? Can we start there?

Wrong about what? I didn't say you said embryo and not fetus. I made a statement of fact about embryos. No words were put into your mouth. That doesn't even make sense.

How about YOU say whether or not you are in agreement about embryos not being people? Can we start there? It's a yes or no thing, shouldn't be too difficult if you're not evading it.

[KevinM1]

Yeah, but the sea isn't considered part of our atmosphere.

Why isn't it a layer of atmosphere? it is for fish.

Do.. do you know what an atmosphere is?

I honestly can't tell if you're joking or serious.