Posted by yxibow on October 8, 2009, at 16:39:38
In reply to Re: civility guidelines, posted by Dr. Bob on October 6, 2009, at 16:13:39
> > Dr. Bob, if I understand correctly, it is now ok under Babble civility guidelines to suggest that a group of people should be killed before birth?
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> No, that's not now OK.
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> BobI think this is just about the last time I will officially post on social or political issues/boards.
There is no way of getting my view across -- apparently I can't say certain ways of expressing mental illness is a "gift" is offensive to a very long term sufferer (myself) of such a condition.
And now here I see what I believe to be a "civility guideline" question under the guise of a political or religious ideology which can't be debated.
And apparently its not civil to say what I believe to be patently obvious about knowingly carrying to term a -fetus-, a non-living entity, someone who cannot live outside the body, to term with severe complications to the fetus.
Social and Political boards will not work here if people cannot express their "pro-choice" or (the misnomer, in my own personal opinion) "pro-life" views, and have them be called civil or not civil.
The previous poster knows from discussion well aware that I hold nothing against mentally challenged people and in fact went to school with several.The sidebar here is twisting my views out of place -- I'm not suggesting euthanasia for LIVING people.
I'm merely pointing out just how much it would cost emotionally, and monetarily to bring to term a fetus when a test has already been performed to a high accuracy, severely disabled. I think those things should be weighed heavily.
But some people have a completely different view.
So, I can't stop that, but please don't put my view as "killing" people. I'm talking scientifically about fetuses, and I believe, I hope as a scientist yourself, Bob, you can recognize that difference..
This concludes my posting or redirects to Social/Political/Religious boards because I cannot get my scientific viewpoints across, nor can I rationally argue politics as I would with someone across a table, on here.
Hopefully I will not get entangled in these things, but I don't see how this couldn't happen again on another subject.
- tidings.
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