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Old 11-27-2008, 04:49 PM   #80
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Originally Posted by evman150 View Post
1. Religious people are on average less intelligent than atheists.
2. Most pro-lifers are pro-life because of religious motivations.
3. Pro-life people are more likely to be religious than a random population.
4. Atheists tend to be pro-choice.
5. Atheists are this way because they lack religious motivation.
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6. Pro-life people are on average less intelligent than pro-choice people.

Find the hole in the argument. I`m not saying this stuff categorically; if anyone has something to critique or whatever I`d love to listen and respond.
Your logic is based upon a set of assumptions which have no hope of being quantifiable. How about this... I am an agnostic. I think religion should be left to the individual. My motivating philosophy is liberalism or libertarianism. I believe in the primacy of the individual and the right of self-determination. Abortion violates this in the most fundamental way.

If human life is the most important aspect of our society, then I support the full use and funding of contraception and sexual education. I am also against the death penalty as I do not believe the State has any right to decide when an individual should die. I do not support wars that do not pass muster in a democratic body and if the army is not composed of willing and paid volunteers.

Life is so much more than your false duality of religious and atheist.
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