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Re: How to start a fire.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 17 Jun 2003 23:01:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
> Almost if not completely verbatim...
> I ran into an old friend the yesterday and really 'ruffled his feathers.' We got
> on the subject of the Iraq war and he made the comment:
> "Over 1000 Iraqi civilians were killed and we didn't even find anything."
> I replied:
> "So? Didn't you know life has no value?"
> "What are you talking about?!"
> "Well let's keep things in perspective shall we. More people than that are
> murdered every day in the U.S."
> "What?!"
> "Sure we just use the euphemism 'Abortion' so people don't get all upset
> about it"
> "That is not the same thing."
> "Why not? Innocent life is innocent life after all."
> He stared dumbfounded for a moment then shook his head and said good bye.
Going on the assumption that abortion = murder, your argument is that an
unconnected wrong justifies another. This requires that you prove any abortion
= murder without condition (not to mention you are still saddled with proving
one wrong justifies another).
Assuming that abortion /= murder, your argument is simply a way to dodge the
justifications, or lack thereof, of the Iraqi war.
Let me ask you a question: do you think your friend walked away because he felt
there was no way to refute your argument, or that he thought it was too specious
to bother with?
-->Bruce<--
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| (...) No I think he took it exactly as I intended. Along the lines of "why are people making such a fuss over this when there are far worse evils to be stopping first." Also you might want to read: (URL) Petrucelli (23 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Almost if not completely verbatim... I ran into an old friend the yesterday and really 'ruffled his feathers.' We got on the subject of the Iraq war and he made the comment: "Over 1000 Iraqi civilians were killed and we didn't even find anything." I (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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