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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Sure, but the principal reason--you're "killing" potential humans--isn't a slippery slope. You're already at that moral position, and simply defending it in new ways.
So, I think the homily you're looking for is
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds".
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Potential vs. walking and talking humans.
No debate to me at all. From a logical standpoint, what might be never outweighs aiding what's here and now. But I guess I'm a filthy moral relativist for that...
I see the real breakdown in most of these debates as logic v. faith. Faith is a scary currency. You need it to get by, but the damage it does is so immense. I think we've a huge glut of moral certainty in this country. A little faith arbitrage with Europe would help us greatly.
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