Wan
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re: [W:1027] Abortion Semantics: "Unborn Children"
Just because you cannot counter something, it does not make it "wordplay".
It's kind of like someone debating against another person but he can't handle his opponent's arguments so he cries, "that is just sophistry".
Imagine that starting tomorrow, pro-lifers get into power. They change all the laws so that now abortion is illegal. Will you still think abortion is not murder, or will you now say it is?
"live human" is wordplay. It doesn't mean anything without further context. Example : "live human sperm".
Just because you cannot counter something, it does not make it "wordplay".
It's kind of like someone debating against another person but he can't handle his opponent's arguments so he cries, "that is just sophistry".
This isn't even important. Do you not realize you essentially said people should let laws decide for them whether abortion is murder?What is your qualification to make that determination?
Let me give you a thought experiment:Murder is a legal term. It is ILLEGAL killing of a human being. If something (ie abortion, death penalty) is legal, it CANNOT be murder.
Imagine that starting tomorrow, pro-lifers get into power. They change all the laws so that now abortion is illegal. Will you still think abortion is not murder, or will you now say it is?