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- From: schnaufe@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Bernard A Schnaufer)
- Subject: Re: Jim, the chastity belt theory, and me, Part 1
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 02:50:56 GMT
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- ray@netcom.com (Ray Fischer) writes:
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- >jk@panix.com (Jim Kalb) writes ...
- >> regard@hpsdde.sdd.hp.com (Adrienne Regard) writes:
- >>>If life is valuable in general, why do we raise cattle and then kill
- >>>them? Why do we destroy the rainforests in Brazil? Why do we step on
- >>>bugs that find their ways into our homes?
- >>
- >>I suppose all life has some value and should not be wantonly
- >>destroyed, but there can be justifications for destroying life. Food,
- >>shelter and sanitation for human beings come to mind in connection
- >>with your particular examples.
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- >If there can be justifications for destroying life, then why can't
- >there also be justifications for abortion?
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- Because human life is stands apart from plant or animal life. Human life is
- sacred. The legitimate purposes by which other forms of life can be taken
- do not apply to human life. Human life is in a category entirely by itself.
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- -B Schnaufer
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- >Ray Fischer "Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth
- >ray@netcom.com than lies." -- Friedrich Nietszsche
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