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CorsiHockeyLeague · 05-17-2019, 10:09 PM

What do you mean it's "unambiguous" and "not subject to debate"? Whether the baby has left the womb? I agree, that's unambiguous, but why is that the be all end all deciding factor for you? It's equally unambiguous whether or not there's a heartbeat, there's no subjective judgment involved at all, and most people don't seem to think that should be where the line is drawn. Why is it even relevant whether the baby's inside or outside of the womb? That is, what is the morally relevant factor you're relying on to differentiate the baby's status ten minutes after it's been born, as opposed to twenty minutes earlier, and why's it morally relevant?

EDIT: I'm pretty sure this is all just a product of your moral intuitions about what's okay and what's not. That or ex post facto justifications for a place you want to be able to stand.

05-17-2019, 10:09 PM	#91
CorsiHockeyLeague Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2015 Exp:	What do you mean it's "unambiguous" and "not subject to debate"? Whether the baby has left the womb? I agree, that's unambiguous, but why is that the be all end all deciding factor for you? It's equally unambiguous whether or not there's a heartbeat, there's no subjective judgment involved at all, and most people don't seem to think that should be where the line is drawn. Why is it even relevant whether the baby's inside or outside of the womb? That is, what is the morally relevant factor you're relying on to differentiate the baby's status ten minutes after it's been born, as opposed to twenty minutes earlier, and why's it morally relevant? EDIT: I'm pretty sure this is all just a product of your moral intuitions about what's okay and what's not. That or ex post facto justifications for a place you want to be able to stand. __________________ "The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno Last edited by CorsiHockeyLeague; 05-17-2019 at 10:11 PM.