From: Jimbo on
On Jul 31, 6:51 pm, Excognito <stuartbr...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On 31 July, 23:18, Free Lunch <lu...(a)nofreelunch.us> wrote:
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> > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:08:17 -0700 (PDT), Excognito
> > <stuartbr...(a)gmail.com> wrote in alt.atheism:
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> > >On 31 July, 19:17, SkyEyes <skyey...(a)cox.net> wrote:
> > >> On Jul 30, 4:55 am, "n...(a)bid.nes" <alien8...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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> > >> >   I am anti-abortion. For me it's not about spirituality.
>
> > >> >   Abortion is not only murder (causing the death of an innocent) by
> > >> > human law, it is a crime against the species.
>
> > >> And slavery *isn't*?  Because, face it, that's what forcing a woman to
> > >> have a child she does not want amounts to.
>
> > >An interesting point of view.
>
> > >What about when, say, a couple of months after young one arrives, I
> > >realize the true impact of having a child on my 'freedom'?  The state
> > >now insists that I can't just drop it into the garbage can, even
> > >though I've discovered I don't want it any more.   Social norms (in my
> > >neck of the woods, at least) impose their own pressures to keep it
> > >instead of dumping it on somebody's doorstep. Is this slavery as well?
>
> > Actually we do have processes that allow you to give up a child. It is
> > true that once you have kept it for a while you would face serious
> > social pressures not to decide that it's too much trouble, but the
> > processes are in place.
>
> But I'm not allowed to kill it,

Because it is now an independent person, not riding around in your
body.
From: barbara on
On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:34:09 +1200, "Geopelia" <phildoran(a)xtra.co.nz>
wrote:

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><barbara(a)bookpro.com> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:56:02 +1200, "Geopelia" <phildoran(a)xtra.co.nz>
>> wrote:
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>>>It's surprising how many army songs started out as hymn tunes.
>>>In the days of compulsory Church Parade soldiers would have known the
>>>tunes
>>>well and added their own words.
>>
>> So another words, it's not surprising.
>
>It surprised me when I joined the army.

It surprised me when one of my ex-boyfriends joined the army. I
thought he would never make it through basic. He did, though.

BW
From: Jimbo on
On Aug 1, 11:22 pm, "Dr. HotSalt" <alien8...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 31, 11:17 am, SkyEyes <skyey...(a)cox.net> wrote:
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> > On Jul 30, 4:55 am, "n...(a)bid.nes" <alien8...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >   I am anti-abortion. For me it's not about spirituality.
>
> > >   Abortion is not only murder (causing the death of an innocent) by
> > > human law, it is a crime against the species.
>
> > And slavery *isn't*?  Because, face it, that's what forcing a woman to
> > have a child she does not want amounts to.
>
>   Nowadays we know what causes pregnancy.

Not even remotely the point.
From: Excognito on
On Aug 2, 1:39 pm, Jimbo <ckdbig...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 31, 5:08 pm, Excognito <stuartbr...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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>
>
>
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> > On 31 July, 19:17, SkyEyes <skyey...(a)cox.net> wrote:
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> > > On Jul 30, 4:55 am, "n...(a)bid.nes" <alien8...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > >   I am anti-abortion. For me it's not about spirituality.
>
> > > >   Abortion is not only murder (causing the death of an innocent) by
> > > > human law, it is a crime against the species.
>
> > > And slavery *isn't*?  Because, face it, that's what forcing a woman to
> > > have a child she does not want amounts to.
>
> > An interesting point of view.
>
> > What about when, say, a couple of months after young one arrives, I
> > realize the true impact of having a child on my 'freedom'?  
>
> Then you can put it up for adoption.

Hmm. What do I do if nobody else is stupid enough to want it
either? can I kill it then?
From: Excognito on
On Aug 2, 1:40 pm, Jimbo <ckdbig...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 31, 6:51 pm, Excognito <stuartbr...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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>
>
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> > On 31 July, 23:18, Free Lunch <lu...(a)nofreelunch.us> wrote:
>
> > > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:08:17 -0700 (PDT), Excognito
> > > <stuartbr...(a)gmail.com> wrote in alt.atheism:
>
> > > >On 31 July, 19:17, SkyEyes <skyey...(a)cox.net> wrote:
> > > >> On Jul 30, 4:55 am, "n...(a)bid.nes" <alien8...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > >> >   I am anti-abortion. For me it's not about spirituality.
>
> > > >> >   Abortion is not only murder (causing the death of an innocent) by
> > > >> > human law, it is a crime against the species.
>
> > > >> And slavery *isn't*?  Because, face it, that's what forcing a woman to
> > > >> have a child she does not want amounts to.
>
> > > >An interesting point of view.
>
> > > >What about when, say, a couple of months after young one arrives, I
> > > >realize the true impact of having a child on my 'freedom'?  The state
> > > >now insists that I can't just drop it into the garbage can, even
> > > >though I've discovered I don't want it any more.   Social norms (in my
> > > >neck of the woods, at least) impose their own pressures to keep it
> > > >instead of dumping it on somebody's doorstep. Is this slavery as well?
>
> > > Actually we do have processes that allow you to give up a child. It is
> > > true that once you have kept it for a while you would face serious
> > > social pressures not to decide that it's too much trouble, but the
> > > processes are in place.
>
> > But I'm not allowed to kill it,
>
> Because it is now an independent person, not riding around in your
> body.

Independent? Good. It doesn't need me or anybody else anymore.
Thank you. Problem solved - just follow tradition and leave it in the
woods where it can fend for itself or be brought up by wolves (if it's
lucky in its choice of wood) :-)