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GOP Candidates Compete for “Most Anti-Abortion” Title in Iowa
Atlanta based Pizza Baron Herman Cain joined five other GOP presidential hopefuls in Iowa to show off in front of approximately a thousand Christians. The theme of the night centered around each candidate’s commitment to ending legal abortion in America once and for all. (LINK) Said Cain, “I believe abortion should be clearly stated as … Continue reading
Abortion: It’s Not Really About Murder
I’ve been doing some thinking about the anti-abortion position, and asking myself some basic questions: What do anti-abortionists say they believe? What do anti-abortionists do? Are these two things consistent? As far as I can tell, what they do and what they say are at odds. Either they do not really believe abortion is murder, … Continue reading
This Isn’t an Argument!
If you’ve never seen this sketch before, it’s a classic of the Monty Python library. Unlike so much of what is passed as comedy on television today, this particular bit of cinematic history can help us learn something. The skit illustrates quite a few things that happen when argument is reduced to absurdity by tactics … Continue reading
On Morality, “Should,” and Murder
The “Should Trap” and How we Ought to Behave I’ve frequently mentioned the trap hidden in the word, “should.” It’s time now for us to look at exactly what the word means, what it doesn’t mean, and how a good understanding of these things will allow us to understand how humans form concepts of morality. … Continue reading
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