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Old 05-16-08, 09:35 AM   #138 (permalink)
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Re: Do you wish the abortion argument would go away?

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Originally Posted by prometeus View Post
I do not wish to disconnect anything, not that a fetus can be disconnected from humanity anyway.
On the contrary, some parasites are beneficial, but that is a different topic.
Do you see a problem with the declining of human population? I do not.
Again, I did not liken a fetus to anything.
par·a·site
Biology: An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host.

Parasites as defined don't contribute positively. There are creatures which work is symbiotic relationships but they are not parasites (and I think you're better off here making analogies to a fetus, though I still don't like treating a fetus as anything other than human). There are natural forces which preside over population control. In fact, most of the modern world already has declining populations barring the United States which operates at replacement thanks to immigration. You're not going to beat nature.
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