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Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 8 Jul 2002 20:55:13 GMT
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A little terse, aren't we?
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
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> > Now some real physicians are prescribing some of this herbal remedy to cure
> > what ails ya, in conjunction with medical treatment if needed.
>
> Herbs have complex chemicals that are as yet poorly understood. Some of them
> are certainly medicinal. And "real doctors" have been practicing quackery
> through the ages.
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> > 'But wait', those out there partaking in this discussion are saying, 'The
> > child doesn't make the choice, the parent does.'
> >
> > And rightly so--the parent is the *legal* guardian.
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> Something being legal doesn't make it right. Slavery of negros was once legal.
Yes, isn't it amazing how much better we know now than we did back then.
And isn't it amazing how we can't possibly conceive that the future is going
to be any better at making decisions than we do today. I always appreciated
the idea that we know everything now to the point where we can say 'We have
to do it this way' and we have to force that on others who might not
necessarily appreciate or even believe that POV.
> > Unless we can say that the parent is wrong
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> I can say that even if you aren't willing.
God exists. I say that I'm right in this belief--those who don't believe
are wrong. I can say that for, to me,this is *my* truth. Is it the truth
of others? Do I want someone else telling me that I'm wrong for what I
believe? I think not. The wrong here is them telling me I'm wrong. I'm
not abusing anyone else by my belief, nor am I forcing that belief on
others. Them telling me I'm wrong, however, is abuse, to me and my belief
system.
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> > No we can't say the parent is wrong if they won't let their kid have an
> > operation.
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> Yes, we can.
We can say they are wrong all we want--but that don't make us right. THe
majority believing something does not make it right, nor does our
'superiority' make us right, as you pointed out with the slavery thing
earlier. If a parent is responsible for *all* aspects of a childs life, how
does a parent weigh what's good for the body with what's good for the spirit?
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> > Anyway, this thread has to be the biggest thread of all time on Lugnet.
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> I don't think so.
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> Chris
Dave
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