I was watching the co-head of NOW [National org. of women] on Fox News the other night trying to explain to the interviewer why Congress should not pass a law making the murder of an unborn fetus a capital crime. That is, when a murderer kills a pregnant woman, why shouldn't the penalty reflect the fact that two lives were taken.

The obvious dillemma for her and others who maintain the woman's "right" to terminate a pregnancy for the sake of convienence, is that a consequence of such a law would be to lend credence to the fact that the fetus is indeed human. She went as far as to accuse the perpitraitors of the bill of having a hidden agenda, which of course, is true.

The hidden agenda issue aside, I am becoming more convinced every day that one of the results of the elevation of man's ability to reason [apart from God] is entirely unreasonble.

If we are unable to provide a coherent definition of what constitutes life, what is left, besides arbitrary fiat? Therefore life, rather than being rightfully cherished, becomes a disposable commododity, at the whim of the majorities opinion.

And how do you say they are wrong?

• Coherent definitions - stormcrow - April 8, 2001 - 22:04 UTC
  • I rest my case nt - isaiaha41 - April 9, 2001 - 11:46 UTC
    • Don't rest your case until the arguments are all in - johnpowell - April 9, 2001 - 17:15 UTC
• Religious debaters have it backwards. - johnpowell - April 9, 2001 - 16:54 UTC
  • partly right - isaiaha41 - April 9, 2001 - 17:44 UTC
    • Unanswered questions no excuse for religion - johnpowell - April 9, 2001 - 18:38 UTC
      • Good answers to relevant questions. - doctordick - April 9, 2001 - 19:46 UTC
        • Are nearly all humans capable of correct decisions? - johnpowell - April 9, 2001 - 22:36 UTC
      • World Government??? - doctordick - April 9, 2001 - 20:09 UTC
        • Maybe world government would be ok. - johnpowell - April 9, 2001 - 22:43 UTC
• Part-reasoning, part-faith-based - johnpowell - April 9, 2001 - 17:08 UTC
• God doesn't have the answer. - johnpowell - April 9, 2001 - 17:14 UTC