Men are required to raise children who otherwise would be aborted too. — Gregory
Nature doesn't force you to breathe, either. Or eat or drink. What do you mean by "force"? And for that matter, who cares what you - or I - believe? Try some substantive argument. This is The Philosophy Forum, not the opinion forum or the belief forum.I don't believe nature forces us to do these things. — Gregory
You use words like belief and certain without knowing either their meanings or their significances. A belief is neither claim, grounds, or warrant, not an argument. It is just a belief, and as such you're welcome to yours. And certainty is with respect to the context, and certain therein. Confusion about these things is destructive of sense.Then name something in philosophy that is certain — Gregory
It seems obvious to me that women have the right to have sex but when the act is done abortion is a renaging on this act and putting it in the dumpster. It seems like a philosophy that eats itself, saying you have the right to kill your rights, but someone else can have the last word if they wish — Gregory
ou use words like belief and certain without knowing either their meanings or their significances. A belief is neither claim, grounds, or warrant, not an argument. It is just a belief, and as such you're welcome to yours. And certainty is with respect to the context, and certain therein. Confusion about these things is destructive of sense. — tim wood
A belief is much more than a personal opinion if there is convention backing it up. — Gary M Washburn
If your friends decide that 2+2=5, does that mean 2+2=5? — tim wood
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