Oh no, I'll be the first one to say that not only can we not legislate morality, but we shouldn't. You can't MAKE people do things, and I just generally can't stand large government messing around with my life, anyways. However, I disagree on the fact that we can never agree on morality, which is why I have debates such as this - to get people thinking about what they believe and why, and maybe to take a deeper looking into things1.
As far as Pro-Choice goes, I think you're wrong. I believe women have a choice wether or not to have a child. I don't believe I would ever force a woman to have a baby - that's just unreasonable. However, that choice is decided when the girl gets into bed. After that, her 'choice' to have a child is vetoed, if you will, by the child's right to live. Take a look at how our society is set up, and you'll see that one person's rights end when theyconflict with someone else's rights, and the higher right (in this case, the right to live) always takes precedence.
1Not that I have any delusions that I have the power to change anyone's mind, or really that I'm absolutely correct. I do believe I'm right - I can't see how I could function if I didn't - but by the same token I like to believe I'm open to debate, in which case if I can be proven wrong, I'm better off for it in the end, if you follow. As till now, however, that demonstration has not come about.
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However, I disagree on the fact that we can never agree on morality, which is why I have debates such as this - to get people thinking about what they believe and why, and maybe to take a deeper looking into things1.
As far as Pro-Choice goes, I think you're wrong. I believe women have a choice wether or not to have a child. I don't believe I would ever force a woman to have a baby - that's just unreasonable. However, that choice is decided when the girl gets into bed. After that, her 'choice' to have a child is vetoed, if you will, by the child's right to live. Take a look at how our society is set up, and you'll see that one person's rights end when theyconflict with someone else's rights, and the higher right (in this case, the right to live) always takes precedence.
1Not that I have any delusions that I have the power to change anyone's mind, or really that I'm absolutely correct. I do believe I'm right - I can't see how I could function if I didn't - but by the same token I like to believe I'm open to debate, in which case if I can be proven wrong, I'm better off for it in the end, if you follow. As till now, however, that demonstration has not come about.