Why is this in Random? Because this thread is now ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!
Muslim - "It's not a person, it's an infidel."
Ancient Catholic - "It's not a person, it's a heathen."
Rome - "It's not a person, it's a barbarian."
Colonial slavers - "It's not a person, it's a nigger."
Salem Puritans - "It's not a person, it's a witch."
Nazis - "It's not a person, it's a Jew."
Islamic fascists - "It's not a person, it's a woman."
Pro-abortionists - "It's not a person, it's a fetus."
The thing that grants us our "inalienable" rights is rationality; the ability to to life, liberty and property. See, outside of the state of nature (see: Hobbes), man requires the use of his rationality to perpetuate his existence. Philosophically speaking, this is called "living rationally." And to live rationally in society, man requires freedom of action, so that he may engage in the actions necessary to support his own life. And that's where our RIGHT to life comes from, from which the others (liberty, property, pursuit of happiness) derive from. Despite not having the faculty for it yet, doesn't mean a fetus is not something less than human simply because it hasn't developed its rational ability (and won't, for some time AFTER it's born). Just like, if you hit your head and black out, it doesn't mean you're less than human until you wake up.
See what I'm getting at here?
Natural selection is a wonderful thing. Nature used it over millions of years to create us. So what makes us think Human selection is far greater?
That's my perception on it. This isn't to discuss if it should be legal or not, obviously no government should tell you what you can or can't do. I just want to hear what you all think, and reply to my stance if you want.
Muslim - "It's not a person, it's an infidel."
Ancient Catholic - "It's not a person, it's a heathen."
Rome - "It's not a person, it's a barbarian."
Colonial slavers - "It's not a person, it's a nigger."
Salem Puritans - "It's not a person, it's a witch."
Nazis - "It's not a person, it's a Jew."
Islamic fascists - "It's not a person, it's a woman."
Pro-abortionists - "It's not a person, it's a fetus."
The thing that grants us our "inalienable" rights is rationality; the ability to to life, liberty and property. See, outside of the state of nature (see: Hobbes), man requires the use of his rationality to perpetuate his existence. Philosophically speaking, this is called "living rationally." And to live rationally in society, man requires freedom of action, so that he may engage in the actions necessary to support his own life. And that's where our RIGHT to life comes from, from which the others (liberty, property, pursuit of happiness) derive from. Despite not having the faculty for it yet, doesn't mean a fetus is not something less than human simply because it hasn't developed its rational ability (and won't, for some time AFTER it's born). Just like, if you hit your head and black out, it doesn't mean you're less than human until you wake up.
See what I'm getting at here?
Natural selection is a wonderful thing. Nature used it over millions of years to create us. So what makes us think Human selection is far greater?
That's my perception on it. This isn't to discuss if it should be legal or not, obviously no government should tell you what you can or can't do. I just want to hear what you all think, and reply to my stance if you want.