Sally Redux

And you're getting worked up about nothing as well.

Uncle Ebenezer

A thought experiment, which is being given credence, by being published in a respected medical journal.

Uncle Ebenezer

In your opinion. As it is me that is getting worked up, I don't consider it "nothing", so your opinion counts for nothing.

kimilseung

Those bloody 'trojan' Greeks, acting like Spartans don't you know.

I actually find this argument interesting. ...."they just left newborns out in the elements and if they survived it was the gods will". But someone contradicts this argument, saying lower down "This is what happens when someone is without faith in God"

paranoidandroid

I'm watching.

Sally Redux

I'm not going to get him any more worked up.

That's Jerseygirl's job

Uncle Ebenezer

Voyeur.

Leslie

And many more reasonable and humane practices have come out of intellectual debate.

You do realize this "article" is most likely a propaganda tool used by the pro-life faction in order to get people whipped into a frenzy, right? Nobody is actually considering killing new born babies.

SultanOfSwing

Maybe so, but at the very outside edge of the whole idea - wouldn't you at least concede that people shouldn't use that argument as a form of rhetoric in an argument against the practice of legitamate abortions? Any woman who has made the decision to have had one of those doesn't need to be guilt tripped by claptrap such as this.

In effect, the use and sensationalism of this 'article' as propaganda is wrong in a practical way, rather than the theoretical wrong of the proposed infanticide?

Leslie

My point is that they're using reverse psychology on people and it is working. Obviously.

Nobody actually believes in killing newborn babies.

Uncle Ebenezer

Exactly how do you move towards "reasonable and humane", from promoting infanticide?

I don't believe it is a pro-life article at all. You just have to read the rationale behind the arguments they put forth.

Uncle Ebenezer

You believe they're using reverse psychology - it's your opinion, so please don't present it as fact.

SultanOfSwing

One can still find the use of the article in this fashion to be in poor taste, though, irrespective of the validity of the content.

Leslie

I'm not going to waste my time convincing you that you're being manipulated when you obviously enjoy it so much.

Leslie

Oh bite me.