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Pedophilia - The Next Taboo To Fall?
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Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostWhat is beyond the pale?
As we have discussed in the past, ad nauseum, and the discussion is not going to reoccur here, when it comes to abortion where the parents and the doctors jointly make the decision to end the life of the fetus/baby, I think that any ending of the fetus' life after its nervous system has developed (~24 weeks) is wrong and should be discouraged, but I accept that it is necessary in some circumstances for abortions to happen later, and when medically necessary I am okay with it being legal for them to do it even after birth as the Netherlands currently allows. That is in no way equivalent to saying that it would be fine for you to wander down the street killing any child you saw - "killing children" in general would make you a murderer, and I would not be in any way fine with that.
You saying that I think "killing children" is okay (I do not), is offensive - you killing children would be murder. And you implying I would be fine with the rape of children (I am not) is offensive. Your comment was purely intended as offensive and inflammatory, merely to insult me and misrepresent my views. I happen to think you're a horribly immoral person and have atrociously evil views on many issues especially those having to do with gay people, but I don't go around making up lies like "Since Seer is fine with gay people being murdered, he's probably fine with them being raped."Last edited by Starlight; 08-11-2016, 06:43 PM."I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
"[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostYour gratuitous assertion that I would be okay with the rape of children. Obviously I am not, and your assertion is offensive.
As we have discussed in the past, ad nauseum, and the discussion is not going to reoccur here, when it comes to abortion where the parents and the doctors jointly make the decision to end the life of the fetus/baby, I think that any ending of the fetus' life after its nervous system has developed (~24 weeks) is wrong and should be discouraged, but I accept that it is necessary in some circumstances for abortions to happen later, and when medically necessary I am okay with it being legal for them to do it even after birth as the Netherlands currently allows. That is in no way equivalent to saying that it would be fine for you to wander down the street killing any child you saw - "killing children" in general would make you a murderer, and I would not be in any way fine with that.
You saying that I think "killing children" is okay (I do not), is offensive - you killing children would be murder. And you implying I would be fine with the rape of children is offensive (I do not). Your comment was purely intended as offensive and inflammatory, merely to insult me and misrepresent my views. I happen to think you're a horribly immoral person and have atrociously evil views on many issues especially those having to do with gay people, but I don't go around making up lies like "Since Seer is fine with gay people being murdered, he's probably fine with them being raped."
After-birth abortion: why should the baby live? http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/201...11-100411.full
And they are being taken seriously by academe. And as my OP suggested, objections to pedophilia are not really moral in nature but merely aesthetic. How could you rationally argue against either? You can't without descending into arbitrary distinctions. So spare me the feigned outrage, you are not part of the solution, you are the problem.Last edited by seer; 08-11-2016, 06:40 PM.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostAnd as my OP suggested, objections to pedophilia are not really moral in nature but aesthetic."I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
"[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostFrom the Mishnah:
Mishnah 5.1:
A girl of the age of three years and one day may be betrothed by intercourse; If the yabam had intercourse with her, he acquires her thereby;
A very common theory among the early Christians about why Jesus's father is absent from most of the gospels (and why Mary was an ever-virgin) was that when Mary and Joseph got engaged, Mary was extremely young and Joseph extremely old, so he died of old age.
Anyone familiar with ancient Jewish culture knows that very young brides were a thing.
I found a commentary on it:
http://learn.conservativeyeshiva.org/niddah-5-4-htm/
Last edited by Sparko; 08-11-2016, 07:28 PM.
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Adrift, this isn't really an issue that I spend a lot of time on. I'm making the arguments solely off of what might be effective and, if its not effective, wouldn't support that. I'm not sure who B&H are, but i'd rather be dealt with directly than be treated as a proxy for old discussions with people coming at this from entirely different perspectives.
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Originally posted by seer View PostYour distinctions are meaningless and completely arbitrary. Others have already pushed the bounds of why/when a child can be killed:
After-birth abortion: why should the baby live? http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/201...11-100411.full
And they are being taken seriously by academe. And as my OP suggested, objections to pedophilia are not really moral in nature but merely aesthetic. How could you rationally argue against either? You can't without descending into arbitrary distinctions. So spare me the feigned outrage, you are not part of the solution, you are the problem.
Originally posted by rogue06 View PostAs I noted in a thread from awhile back...
Originally posted by rogue06 View PostI had a thread on after-birth abortions that was lost in the crash. From Slate (described as a United States-based liberal, English language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley)":
Originally posted by After-Birth Abortion: The pro-choice case for infanticideJournal of Medical EthicsSource
You can see the exchange here:
Melissa Victoria Harris-Perry, who hosts a weekend news and opinion television show on MSNBC and was recently in the news for mocking Mitt Romney and his adopted black grandson (for which she later apologized for), appears to be another advocate of after-birth abortions based upon her comments on her show back on July 21: ""When does life begin? I submit the answer depends an awful lot on the feeling of the parents. A powerful feeling -- but not science."
So if the doctor was wrong and the baby certainly was viable in that it actually survived an attempt to kill it, then the doctor shouldn't be "burden[ed]" with trying to keep the baby alive since it had the gall to "not just coming out limp and dead."
I guess if someone is sick or injured and a doctor assumes that they won't survive but in fact does then that doctor shouldn't be burdened with helping to keep them alive but should be free to refuse all treatment and even food and water so that they will finally die.
What does it say about our society when it can seriously consider such a reprehensible evil practice?
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To answer the OP: Yes, it would surprise me."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostWhat does it say about our society when it can seriously consider such a reprehensible evil practice?"I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
"[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by Dimbulb View PostYeah, I'm befuzzled by the war on child porn, given that I would have thought that letting these people look at porn gives them an alternative outlet for their desires...
"We won't tell the child!" As if photographing a child in the nude isn't bad enough, but what if he finds out what it's for? What if someone recognizes him on the street? What if he finds out later in life? And what of the parents who would let their child be the subject of such exploitation? Isn't that child abuse?
The fact that you consider child porn a viable outlet for pedophiles shows how morally perverse you really are. And you wonder why I treat you with contempt.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Jaecp View PostAdrift, this isn't really an issue that I spend a lot of time on. I'm making the arguments solely off of what might be effective and, if its not effective, wouldn't support that. I'm not sure who B&H are, but i'd rather be dealt with directly than be treated as a proxy for old discussions with people coming at this from entirely different perspectives.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostDo you really have no concern whatsoever for the psychological impact on the children whose photos are being distributed for the sexual gratification of adults?
"We won't tell the child!" As if photographing a child in the nude isn't bad enough, but what if he finds out what it's for? What if someone recognizes him on the street? What if he finds out later in life? And what of the parents who would let their child be the subject of such exploitation? Isn't that child abuse?
The fact that you consider child porn a viable outlet for pedophiles shows how morally perverse you really are."I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
"[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostI hadn't thought of that aspect of it, but now you mention it, that's definitely a valid concern. Congrats for making your first good point ever!
Obviously the creation of new child porn is morally wrong and should be banned. However plenty already exists, and I was suggesting using the existing material to prevent the creation of new material. However, as you point out, the use of existing material still has the potential to have some impact on the victims.
I would prefer that rather than raping children that they instead spent their time looking at pictures that already exist.
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostHow are these things you hadn't considered?
Yeah, no, that's not the solution."I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
"[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostBecause as much as I'm brilliantly intelligent and an unbelievably incredible genius, sometimes I don't quite think of absolutely everything.
What is the solution, O All-Knowing one?
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