Posts by mavie

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Being a Pro-Life Atheist

by B_Deserter in

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it's strange and i'm not sure if it's because of my upbringing, but i just can't be pro-choice.

i just don't see the rational justification (other than a situation where the mother's life is in danger).

i don't, however, see a problem with stuff like the morning-after pill, when the embryo is just a group of cells with no consciousness.

mavie

Is prevention the best way? People are going to have sex, no matter how much we tell them otherwise. Condoms, protection training, etc can help mitigate the chance an abortion may happen.

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Being a Pro-Life Atheist

by B_Deserter in

jw
friends

it's strange and i'm not sure if it's because of my upbringing, but i just can't be pro-choice.

i just don't see the rational justification (other than a situation where the mother's life is in danger).

i don't, however, see a problem with stuff like the morning-after pill, when the embryo is just a group of cells with no consciousness.

WorldTraveler, that kind of dichotomous thinking just doesn't work. Life isn't black or white. People do not make the decision to keep or abort in a vacuum, you have to look at the context.

I think it is a personal decision that no one but the person having the child can make.

As for being anti-life, well, I would love to see advances in stem cell research help millions on the planet someday live longer, better lives.

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WT Comments VIDEO (Keep Watching)

by V in

mavie

Well done.

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Favorite books of all time....?

by inkling in

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ok, so i'm looking for a new book to start reading.... any genre, any style.. what are you favorite books of all time?.

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[inkling].

mavie

Dune by Frank Herbert

I've read Dune 3 times now, the first time as a young 14 year old.

Buddhism Without Beliefs by Stephan Batchelor

Take all the mystical hocus-pocus out of Buddhism and distill it down to its essence. Beautiful.

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