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Re: Screw Abstinence?
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Thu, 6 Oct 2005 15:02:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
   In my book, before the fetus exhibits higher brain function, it doesn’t even have anything to do with ethics or morality

Really?

Is that because you have a moral-like sense towards them that you wouldn’t deem “moral” or “ethical”, or that you don’t have such a sense for them? If the latter, I’d have to ask you whether it was moral to go around slaughtering mice, or destroying natural, yet non-useful elements of the environment. If the former, I simply would disagree with your assessment of it being seperate to morality; at least insofar as I define it.

DaveE



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  Re: Screw Abstinence?
 
(...) Oops—my bad. I misread you, and I see now that you were criticizing the choice to hold the "Screw Abstinence" event rather than condeming anyone. My apologies. (...) I beg your pardon, but the specific application of language is hardly using (...) (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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