Tuesday, March 29, 2011

WTF

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Stranger: hi
You: Hey. :) How do you feel about abortion?
Stranger: pro-choice
You: Why?
Stranger: cuz i feel that if a woman wants to abort, then let her
You: Does that apply through all 9 months?
Stranger: i suppose
You: So if a woman wants to get an abortion and she's past her due date, she should be allowed?
Stranger: if she wants
You: What if she gives birth prematurely? Should she be allowed to kill the newborn?
Stranger: well thats not abortion, now is it?
You: What's the difference? Why does the exact same person have a right to live or not based solely on his or her location?
Stranger: im not saying its right or wrong, im saying technically its not called abortion naymore
Stranger: anymore*
You: Is it right to kill a born baby that was premature?
Stranger: personally, i dont think its either, and weather something's right or wrong is a label created by the individual based on their personal ethics
You: Should she be allowed to kill the premature born baby if she wants to?
Stranger: it wouldnt affect me at all so i dont see why not, but at the same time, it's rather cruel, so i dont see why she would
You: A teen mom a few months ago tried to kill her 4-month-old son to "make life easier".
You: Should she have been allowed to?
Stranger: as unfortunate that might look in the eyes of society, its is rational
You: What if the baby was four years old instead of four months?
Stranger: im talking rational in the sense of removing the child from her life, example through killing, but she aslo could have gave it away, or let her parents or someone she trusts care for it, as another example
Stranger: both examples being justified in that her life is now "easier"
You: Should she have been allowed to kill the baby?
Stranger: theoretically, yes
Stranger: although
Stranger: it would probably be in the best interest of all to go with the latter example
You: If the baby had been 4 years instead of 4 months, should she still have been allowed to kill him?
Stranger: again, yes, but like i just said it would probably be a better idea to let someone else care for it
You: What if he was 14?
Stranger: at that point hes old enough to partly care for himself, and also the mother would probably be both too emotionally attached to him, and could be able to care for him as well
You: Should she be allowed or not?
Stranger: idk why she would, but if she really wanted to
You: What if he wasn't her son, and just some random teen. Should she still be allowed to kill him?
Stranger: now its not even close to abortion where are we going with this
You: I just want to know when you get to have your life protected in the law, since you think she should be allowed to kill her 14-year-old son.
Stranger: well law is just a set of rules created by society to keep order, and by their definition, any form of killing afore
Stranger: afore mentioned here*
Stranger: outside of the womb is illegal
You: But should it be?
Stranger: well that is where you have the conflict between law and personal ethics
Stranger: so the answer is different for everyone
Stranger: to a degree
You: Should the law just let anyone do whatever they want?
Stranger: no, thats exactly what the law fights against, so ensure people just go do whatever they want.
Stranger: just dont go*
You: But you said that she should be allowed to kill her son
Stranger: by my ethics yes,
by law no
You: According to your ethics, when shouldn't she be allowed to kill him?
Stranger: when it becomes impractical to do so
Stranger: meaning
Stranger: when the child is no longer a burden to her
You: So she should be allowed to kill her son as long as he's a burden on her?
Stranger: basically untill she has no justification to do so
You: That's... kinda sick.
Stranger: like if he's 14, he's not going to bare her down, he can do things on his own, she has no need to kill him, but at the same time, as an infant, she is completely dependent on her
Stranger: not saying that 14 is the turning point, of course
Stranger: its a gradual turning point
You: You can't half-kill someone. She can either kill him or he can't.
Stranger: that isnt half killing, its either killing or it isnt, she kills him when he's an infant, or she never kills him
You: At what point can't she kill him?
Stranger: like i said its a gradual turning point
You: There can't be a gradual turning point for a yes or no question.
You: Either she can kill him or she can't. At some point, the answer switches from yes to no.
Stranger: so then tell me, at what exact age does an individual become able to for the most part, do things on their own? not legally, but physically capable of it?
Stranger: whats the exact age?
You: What doe you mean by that?
Stranger: like, take me for example, im 17, i can mostly do stuff without the help of my parents, i cant legally be on my own, but i can physically care for myself for the most part
Stranger: whats the exact age in which someone can do that?
You: It depends on the person.
Stranger: exatcly
Stranger: and thats why the turning point is gradual
You: It varies, but it's not gradual.
Stranger: but its not like one day you wake up with the ability to care for yourself like i described
Stranger: its something you gradually become able to do over time
You: You get better and better at it until the point when you can take care of yourself.
You: But I digress.
You: If the boy is handicapped and can't take care of himself even at 22, can she kill him?
Stranger: and wheres the exact point that someone becomes just a bit better and switches over to the "capable" side?
Stranger: there isnt a specific point
You: What part of "I digress" didn't you understand?
Stranger: oh i didnt see that sorry
Stranger: i was typing
You: That's okay.
You: If the boy is handicapped and can't take care of himself even at 22, can she kill him?
Stranger: theoretically yes, but why would she? at that point she would definitely be too emotionally attached to do so, and by then she would have acquired a job most likely, and just like any other functioning household she can care for him without it being a burden to her
You: That's... pretty disgusting.
You: Can you not see how sick that is?
Stranger: i see how one can view it as such
You: I...
You: No offense, but you're evil.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011

the human form

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Stranger: Ask a gay guy anything
You: How do you feel about the "gay gene" hypothesis?
Stranger: its an interesting hypothesis but
Stranger: i believe it is that coupled with hormones in the womb that determine your sexuality
Stranger: which is why its not black and white
You: Do you think we should look for the gene and/or hormones that cause homosexuality?
Stranger: idk
Stranger: probably
Stranger: just so we know where it is
Stranger: although
Stranger: it is said it is a mixture of certian genes
Stranger: not just one gene
You: What if people then started aborting babies that showed those genes/hormones?
Stranger: well it would be pretty hard to detect the hormones a they final rush of hormones is quite late in the pregnancy
Stranger: as*
You: Abortions can still be done late in pregnancy.
Stranger: true
Stranger: but in theory, they gay gene would go away i guess
Stranger: but
Stranger: there are some advantages to humanity , to 10% of the population being gay
You: I guess my question is would that be a bad thing, prenatally finding and killing gay people.
Stranger: well yeh
Stranger: think about it if they weren't in the womb
You: Hmm.
You: So how do you feel about abortion in general?
Stranger: im against it tbh, but
Stranger: i have no right to tell others what to do
You: You don't?
Stranger: so if they want one
You: Who told you that?
Stranger: up to them
You: So if I wanted to set fire to my neighbor's house, rape his cat, and kidnap his daughter, you'd have no right to tell me not to do that?
Stranger: well
Stranger: i guess i would try and stop you doing that
You: Why?
Stranger: i guess what i ment
Stranger: i have no right to tell others what to do with their own body*
You: True, I guess.
You: But the child is another body.
You: You can certainly tell someone what not to do to someone else's body.
Stranger: well its not a child, its still a foetus
You: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/child

child   
[chahyld] Show IPA
–noun, plural chil·dren.

4.
a human fetus.
You: But whatever, let's use the word fetus.
You: But the fetus is another body.
You: You can certainly tell someone what not to do to someone else's body.
Stranger: the foetus is not a body yet
Stranger: its just a group of cells
You: So are you.
Stranger: possibly with ought a brain
You: Bodies are made of cells.
Stranger: or any understanding of who/what it is
You: So in order to have a body, you need to be self-aware?
Stranger: no, you need to have developed most of the major organs
You: Well, that happens about 8 weeks from conception.
You: So are you saying you oppose abortion of fetuses, but not of embryos?
Stranger: tbh
Stranger: i dont know for sure
Stranger: ive heard both sides of the debate for this
Stranger: and i dont know who's right
You: And why do you need all the major organs to have a body?
You: Why can't you have a body that just happens to not have all the organs yet?
You: But okay, think of it this way.
You: You're saying you don't know if abortion kills a person, right?
Stranger: right
Stranger: well an embyryo
You: Well, what do we do in other such situations?
Stranger: as i have mixed up terms
You: Do we demolish up a building before we know if there are still people in it?
You: If a hunter sees a rustling in a bush, shouldn't he make sure it's a deer and not a fellow hunter before shooting?
Stranger: if its his bush
Stranger: wait no
Stranger: i misread that
You: If you're driving in a car, and see a humanoid shape coming at you, wouldn't you swerve, even if you didn't know if it was a scarecrow, a coat in the wind, or a human being?
You: In any other situation in which human life is at stake, we err on the side of life.
You: Why should abortion be the one exception?
Stranger: So if it has the potential to be human it should be allowed to live?
You: I didn't say that.
You: I said if we don't know if an entity is a person or not, we err on the side of caution.
You: If the embryo isn't a human yet, there's nothing wrong with abortion. But if the embryo is a human, it's immoral to kill said embryo.
Stranger: so if the mother doesn't want the baby we let it be born into a would were it will be unwanted?
You: Would you kill an infant to prevent her from growing up unwanted?
Stranger: that's diferent
You: Why?\
You: It's the same person, just older.
You: Do we become more human as we grow up? Biology tells us an organism can't change species.
Stranger: well
Stranger: when we are a embryo
Stranger: we dont have the human form yet
You: What is "the human form"?
You: We have the form of a human at that age.
You: Humans have different forms at different stages of development.
Stranger: em·bry·o (ĕmˈbrē-ōˌ)
noun pl. embryos em·bry·os
a. An organism in its early stages of development, especially before it has reached a distinctively recognizable form.
You: Recognizable, yes.
You: But notice the word "organism".
You: An organism can't be part of another organism.
You: The embryo is a separate body from the mother, so your "i have no right to tell others what to do with their own body" doesn't apply.
Stranger: well its going to be affecting the mother's body for most of a year
You: Also, "before it has reached a distinctively recognizable form" doesn't mean the embryo isn't human.
You: It just means that the human form at that stage is similar to many other forms.
Stranger: so i think it does
You: So now you can do whatever you want with anything that affects your body? That's a much broader claim than your original one.
Stranger: i dont know tbh
You: And again, what do we do when we don't know if an action could kill someone?
You: We don't do it.
Stranger: which is why if it were up to me, I wouldnt have one
Stranger: all this stemmed from
Stranger: What if people then started aborting babies that showed those (gay) genes/hormones?
You: Yeah, interesting how conversations evolve.
You: So what, in your view, grants a person the right to not be killed, and to have that right protected by law?
Stranger: well
Stranger: i dont think you should kill a fetus
You: Why not?
Stranger: its got significantly more features of a human than an Embryo does
You: What do you mean by "features of a human"? And what about these grant rights?
You: Are you saying just looking human is enough to have rights, and humans that don't "look" human by whatever arbitrary and subjective aesthetic criteria can be killed by the millions?
You: Wouldn't it be more fair and logical just to grant all humans human rights, regardless of their physical appearance?
Stranger: what about the right's of the mother?
You: If the fetus is a person, she has no more right to kill him or her before birth than after birth.
Stranger: i would agree with you there
Stranger: i dont think an embryo is though
You: Why not?
You: Because the embryo doesn't "look" human, based on some arbitrary and subjective aesthetic criteria you decided make someone disposable?
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Question Dodging

Stranger: what do you think about him then
You: hes a jerk
Stranger: why
You: he hates babies
Stranger: what?
You: hes a jerk
Stranger: how does he hate babies
You: he voted for infanticide
Stranger: abortion?
You: no infanticide
You: there was a bill to make it illegal to kill babies born alive after a failed abortion and he voted against it
Stranger: so it would be better that babies would be born with disformation?
You: huh?
You: Are you saying disabled ppl should be murdered?
You: wtf!
Stranger: aborted before they are boen
You: this bill was making it illegal to kill BORN babies
Stranger: do you have name of the bill
You: Born Alive Infants Protection Act
Stranger: why there are failed abortions
You: huh?
You: what do u mean?
You: hello?
Stranger: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ207/html/PLAW-107publ207.htm
Stranger: that?
You: i guess
Stranger: "regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a
result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced
abortion."
You: is that the federal one?
Stranger: I am not the american here but it says "107th Congress Public Law 207" so I would guess it is
You: he voted against the illinois one
You: why did you quote that section?
Stranger: you have failed abortion and the baby dont have any limbs
Stranger: doesnt sound very humane to me
You: so people without any limbs should be murdered?
Stranger: no you get your human rights when you are certain age
You: what age is that?
Stranger: lets say 6 months
You: after birth?
Stranger: after conception
You: what if the abortion was at 6 months and the baby had no limbs?
Stranger: err you dont abort after 6 months
You: says who?
You: it happens, just not much
Stranger: havent thought that much about exactly when fetus should get human rights
You: so a healthy baby born at 5 months has no rights?
You: according to mr. Stranger: I think we should be less ageist
Stranger: I think it is good that there is possibility for abortion
Stranger: as if parents dont have means to raise child
You: what if they do at first but dont l8r?
Stranger: it would we better than child wont have to suffer from inability of parents
You: if a family goes broke can they kill their toddler?
You: to save her from suffering?
Stranger: no
You: why not?
You: she'll suffer from their inability
You: why isn't it better for her to die?
You: she's the same girl she was in the womb, just older
You: if we're not gonna be ageist, it's good to kill her too
Stranger: I didnt mean we should treat everyone completely the same way irregardless of age but that we shouldnt stereotype individuals
Stranger: based on their age
You: i think killing someone is a bit worse than stereotyping htem
You: them
Stranger: ?
You: so is it only racist to stereotype blacks, but not to deny them equal rights?
Stranger: so you think that you get your human rights nanosecond after conception
You: i think u get them as soon as u exist
Stranger: then sperm should have rights
Stranger: and masturbation would be murder
You: what?
You: what r u talking about?
Stranger: there is continuity from sperm to baby
You: no, when the sperm and egg meet a new organism is formed
You: jesus christ this is 7th grade biology!
Stranger: I said " so you think that you get your human rights nanosecond after conception "
Stranger: then why didnt you say yes then
You: well not after
You: somewhere in conception
Stranger: what is the difference
You: conception takes like 12-24 hours to finish
You: its a process not an moment
You: the sperm goes into the egg then the genes have to mix
You: i dont think it makes sense to say someone's too young for human rights
You: you get human rights just 4 being human
Stranger: http://docinthemachine.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/embryo-brochure.jpg
Stranger: is what we are talking about now
You: whats your point?
Stranger: does 4 cells constitute a human
You: those do
You: and that looks more like 7
Stranger: cant be
Stranger: odd number
You: maybe 8
You: why does being an odd number matter?
You: yeah i see 8
Stranger: so can you murder baby you arent aware that exists
You: no u cant
You: murder needs intent
You: u cant murder an adult u dont know exists either
Stranger: bad translation
Stranger: manslaughter
You: hmm
You: ianal
Stranger: what?
You: i am not a lawyer
You: idk how manslaughter law works
You: or what's so funny about it
Stranger: ?
You: manslaughter = man's laughter
You: its a pun
Stranger: sexists!
You: what?
Stranger: nothing
Stranger: what do you think about gay marriage
You: i say the govt should stay out of marriage
Stranger: I didnt ask that
You: im cool with it
Stranger: who do you opposite abortion
Stranger: *why
You: cause its wrong
Stranger: why is it wrong
You: i thought we'd moved to marriage
Stranger: it was too boring
You: oh ok
You: its wrong because it kills people
Stranger: do you have problem with killing mosquitos
You: mosquitos arent people
Stranger: why people are special
Stranger: should gorilla that can communicate using sign language have same rights as human
You: ?
Stranger: "Koko has a vocabulary of over 1000 signs (American Sign Language) most of which she learned during the first few years of the project. However, she continues to learn (and occasionally invent) new signs, to improve her ability to communicate with her caregivers"
Stranger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U64k_fA2Rcc
You: oh
You: So what?
Stranger: there is nothing special about human
You: so you're saying using sign language gives your rights?
Stranger: I am not saying I am asking
You: no it doesnt
Stranger: even if it has better understanding of world than a child
You: so?
Stranger: human child
You: since when does understanding give rights?
Stranger: understanding is what supposedly makes humans special
Stranger: they dont have same rights because arent same species?
You: so you're saying a gorilla has rights but a human newborn doesnt?
Stranger: I didnt say that
You: so why bring up understanding?
Stranger: mosquitos arent people
Stranger: "mosquitos arent people"
You: do you think they are?
Stranger: so we can kill anyone who isnt a homo sapiens sapiens
You: if you're not human are you "someone"?
Stranger: only humans have personhood and identity?
You: what do YOU think gives rights?
Stranger: capabilities
You: what capabilities?
You: and since when are rights based on what you can do?
Stranger: 6 year old doesnt get to vote
Stranger: should we let 6 year olds vote
You: yes we should
Stranger: why
You: why not?
Stranger: "why not?" doesnt answer to question "why"
You: it does too
Stranger: I was asking your opinion not asking you to ask my opinion
You: because they're affected by govt too
Stranger: gorillas are affected by govt too
Stranger: they never get to vote
You: they're citizens
Stranger: should 6 year old bare same responsibilities as 18 year old
You: depends on the 6 year old
You: in your opinion what do i have to do to earn the right to not be murdered?
Stranger: responsibilities depend but voting doesnt?
Stranger: you get influence without responsibilities?
You: i wouldnt trust a test to say who can vote
Stranger: there was a test for blacks in america
Stranger: that way south kept them from not voting
You: yes, and look how that turned out
Stranger: that is why they are certain age when people are generally expected to be
Stranger: that there cant be discrimination on test
You: ive seen some morons that still get to vote
Stranger: yes
Stranger: but again if you make test
Stranger: you are giving someone power to decide whether s/he can vote
You: thats my point
Stranger: why should you get citizenship through birth
Stranger: isnt that discrimination
Stranger: global caste system
You: huh?
Stranger: your citizenship restricts your mobility
Stranger: in same way as castes used to
You: in your opinion what do i have to do to earn the right to not be murdered?
Stranger: born
You: you said at 6 months after conception
You: which is it?
Stranger: I dont see that much difference
You: um, birth is 9 months
Stranger: yes?
You: there's a 3 month difference
Stranger: which isnt much
Stranger: you would expect
Stranger: that by the time mother has become aware
Stranger: and made her decision
You: do you get your rights at 6 months or 9 months?
Stranger: I said it doesnt make much difference
Stranger: is it 6 7 8 or 9
You: which is it? 3 months is a quarter of a year
Stranger: as it doesnt make much difference whether voting age is 17 18 19
You: is it okay to have an abortion at 7 months?
Stranger: depends on legistation
You: morally
You: its legal in all 9 months
Stranger: not in every country
You: in some countries its illegal in all 9 months
Stranger: true
You: im asking your opinion, not the law's
Stranger: I already said I dont see much difference where you but the time when you get your human rights
Stranger: as long as there is enough time that parents get to consider
Stranger: if you have missed two ovaries you rings should start rining
Stranger: ringing
You: theres a show called I didnt know i was pregnant
Stranger: yes
You: what do you mean ringing?
Stranger: I said should
You: what do yo mean about ringing ovaries/
You: how can ovaries ring?
Stranger: you have missed two periods
Stranger: you should start suspecting something
Stranger: of course it is possible because of malnutrion also
You: or cysts
You: theres a show called I didnt know i was pregnant where they dont know until they give birth
Stranger: I dont know about that
You: its on TLC
Stranger: I dont live in america and I watch tv less than 5 minutes per week on average
You: well its there
You: is it 6 or 9?
Stranger: already told you
You: no you didnt
Stranger: I said it doesnt make much difference
Stranger: couple of times
You: and i told u it does
Stranger: you asked my opinion
You: and you didnt tell me it
Stranger: all ready told you many times
You: is it moral to kill a 7 month baby?
Stranger: and I said dont see much difference where you but the time when you get human rights
You: the difference is you can or cannot kill the baby
Stranger: yes
You: so which is it?
Stranger: .......................
Stranger: .........................
Stranger: ....................
Stranger: ........................
Stranger: ..........................
Stranger: ..................
Stranger: ........................
Stranger: how many times do i have to answer
You: only once
Stranger: I did 5 times
You: you havent yet
You: you keep dodging the question
Stranger: I havent dodged
Stranger: I said it doesnt make difference to me
Stranger: is it 6
Stranger: 7
Stranger: 8
Stranger: or 9
You: is it moral to kill a 7-month baby, yes or no?
Stranger: you pick a number from 6 to 9
Stranger: you dont get to abort after
You: YES OR NO?
Stranger: what part you dont understand
You: the part where you don't answer me
You: you can say you dont know
Stranger: already answered many times
Stranger: I dont see difference which number you pick
You: i told you difference
You: the difference is life or death for the baby
Stranger: zzzzzzzzzzz
You: okay whatever what's so special about birth that it means you can't kill the baby?
Stranger: what?
You: you said the baby gets rights at birth
You: why?
Stranger: or at 6 or 7 or 8 or 9
You: so at birth the child already has rights
Stranger: if its less than 9 then yes
You: why can a 5-month baby be killed but not a 10-month child?
Stranger: so that every child is wanted
You: can an unwanted toddler be killed?
Stranger: or maxium number of childs are wanted
You: can an unwanted toddler be killed?
Stranger: i have already told you have i think
Stranger: there is a period after conception
Stranger: when parents get to judge whether they have means to raise child
Stranger: if they come to conclusion that they dont
Stranger: they have abortion
Stranger: after period has expired
Stranger: they dont get to abort
You: what's so special about that period?
Stranger: it is intended to make maximum number of babies wanted
You: if they find out late or the situation changes, why can't they abort at 9 months?
Stranger: and make wellbeing of children better
You: if they change their mind, why can't they kill an unwanted newborn?
Stranger: because child has to get his human rights sometime
You: why doesn't the child have human rights at 5 months?
Stranger: so that maximum number of children are wanted
Stranger: and raised by parents that have the means to do it
You: why does the child have human rights at 10 months?
Stranger: because child has to get his human rights sometime
You: why can't that time be at puberty?
Stranger: that child is lawless until puberty?
You: why not?
You: why can't the time be at age 2?
You: why can't the age be 4 months?
Stranger: because its outside body
You: so a baby born at 5 months can't be killed?
You: because its outside the body
You: even though its before 6 months
Stranger: here its legal up to 6 months because of fetal defects , socioeconomic factors and rape
Stranger: up to 9 months to protect mothers life , physical health and mental health
You: does a 5 month born baby have rights?
You: a baby born 4 months early
You: does it have human rights?
Stranger: i would need better medical knowledge
Stranger: on the changes of survival
Stranger: probability of defections
You: it's healthy
Stranger: I would still need
Stranger: you dont make laws based on whether individual is healthy
You: i thought you said you get human rights at birth
Stranger: never said that
You: You: in your opinion what do i have to do to earn the right to not be murdered?
Stranger: born
You: if you dont make laws based on whether individual is healthy, why does it matter if they will have defects?
Stranger: Stranger: you said at 6 months after conception
Stranger: which is it?
You: I dont see that much difference
You: so its 6 months
Stranger: netherlands have exactly 6 months in every case if I am reading correctly
Stranger: cuba its 3 months
You: USA has until birth, and ireland has 0 months
Stranger: ireland has de facto until birth
Stranger: you can always travel across bond to uk
You: dominican republic has 0
You: chile
You: nicaragua
You: el salvador
You: several us states before 1973
Stranger: yes?
Stranger: there is a pattern
Stranger: many of those are catholic
You: so?
Stranger: their laws are based on laws supposedly giving by sky daddy
You: whats your point?
Stranger: just a comment
You: so why can't people get human rights after birth, or before 6 months?
Stranger: you are asking same questions again and again
Stranger: and would only give same answers again and again
You: i havent asked this one
You: iirc
Stranger: what
You: why 6-9 months and not 2 months or 2 years?
Stranger: 2 months isnt enough
You: isnt enough for what?
Stranger: to know with high probability that you are pregnant and make informed decision based on that
Stranger: and isnt enough to see if child is mentally deficit
You: if you don't find out the child is disabled until she's three years old, why can't you kill her?
Stranger: I already told you
Stranger: child has to get its human rights at some point
You: why can't she get human rights at four?
Stranger: somewhere between 6 and 9 is reasonable in my opinion
Stranger: months
You: why can't she get human rights at four years?
You: why can't she get human rights at 12 months?
Stranger: because there has been enough time to make decisision in many cases
You: what if there wasn't?
You: what if they only just found out?
Stranger: you make laws for all
Stranger: you make laws for general cases
You: so in your view human rights aren't real, but just legal fictions?
Stranger: if you mean somehow divine
Stranger: then no
You: Are they inherent, or do we just have them if someone else says we have them?
Stranger: human rights are construct of human mind
You: if someone decided you didn't have rights, would you lose yours?
Stranger: do you know what is utilitarianism
Stranger: and it is very closely related to what we are talking
Stranger: not trying to dodge
Stranger: yes?
Stranger: no?
You: yes i do and i dont like it
You: this one guy said babies arent people until a year after birth
Stranger: that is the way I approach it
Stranger: what one guy
You: peter singer
Stranger: you know background to that
You: huh?
Stranger: is lying always wrong
You: no
Stranger: is killing always wrong
You: no
You: if we get rights at birth, Obama's vote was wrong
Stranger: I dont know background to that
You: to what?
Stranger: do you have the full illinois law
You: lemme look
You: why can't we give parents a longer time than 9 months to decide if they can handle a baby?
You: what would be wrong with making the age 12 or 18 months instead of 6 or 9/
You: ?
Stranger: i dont work in your absolutist world
You: should it be legal to kill a newborn if you decide you can't care for her/
Stranger: I don't see problems with the current system
You: it lets babies be killed!
Stranger: embryos
You: it doesnt minimize unwanted children
Stranger: yes it does
You: no it doesnt
You: if a born child is unwanted, they cant be killed
You: therefore it doesnt
You: it reduces, but it does not minimize
Stranger: synonyms
You: no they're not
You: minimize means to bring to a minimum
You: the minimum is the smallest possible amount
You: they're no more synonyms than less and least are synonyms
Stranger: Definition of MINIMIZE "to reduce"
Stranger: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minimize
You: min·i·mize: Reduce (something, esp. something unwanted or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount or degree
You: http://www.google.com/dictionary?source=dict-chrome-ex&sl=en&tl=en&q=minimize
Stranger: yes words have many meanings english is peace of shit
Stranger: piece
You: full definition you quoted: : to reduce or keep to a minimum
Stranger: OR
You: yes
Stranger: or means either is valid
You: to reduce or keep, to a minimum
Stranger: or both
Stranger: there is no comma
You: means either "reduce to a minimum" or "keep to a minimum" is valid
Stranger: THERE IS NO COMMA
Stranger: 1
: to reduce or keep to a minimum
Stranger: without comma
You: same deal without the comma
Stranger: you are pulling that comma from your ass
Stranger: liar
You: min·i·mize (mn-mz)
tr.v. min·i·mized, min·i·miz·ing, min·i·miz·es
1.
a. To reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree.
You: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/minimize
Stranger: yes???
You: min·i·mize
   /ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/ Show Spelled[min-uh-mahyz] Show IPA
–verb (used with object), -mized, -miz·ing.
1.
to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
You: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/minimize
Stranger: : to reduce or keep to a minimum
Stranger: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minimize
Stranger: english is a language without central authority
You: even your definition agrees with me!
Stranger: to reduce or keep to a minimum
Stranger: without comma
You: i know
Stranger: or means
You: the comma was unnecessary
Stranger: either or both of them may be true
You: correct
Stranger: so to reduce
You: either "reduce to a minimum" or "keep to a minimum" is valid
Stranger: is correct usage
Stranger: zzzzzzz
Stranger: to reduce or keep to a minimum
Stranger: why the fuck are you arguing about this
You: if you say "i chewed and swallowed my food", both verbs are to the end of the sentence
Stranger: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/OR.html
Stranger: there is you how or works
You: "you can lick or bite a tootsie pop"
You: "you can walk or run to the store"
Stranger: english is ambigious language
You: since the definition you cite is ambiguous, we should look to other dictionaries for clearer definitions
Stranger: *ambiguous
Stranger: whole language is ambigious
Stranger: it has no central authority
You: http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/minimize
Stranger: if you want ass to mean table
You: min·i·mize audio (mn-mz) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
min·i··mized, min·i··miz·ing, min·i··miz·es

1.
1. To reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree.
Stranger: you only need to gather following for it
You: to reduce something harmful or unpleasant to the smallest amount or degree

We must minimize the damage to innocent civilians.

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/minimize
Stranger: "to reduce something harmful "
You: –verb-transitive
# To reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree.

http://www.wordnik.com/words/Minimize
You: "to the smallest amount or degree"
Stranger: and?
You: minimize verb
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Definition

to reduce something to the least possible level or amount
We must minimize the risk of infection.
Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to minimize the impact of the oil spill.
Opposite: maximize

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/minimize
Stranger: english is piece of shit
Stranger: I already know it
You: Verb

to minimize (third-person singular simple present minimizes, present participle minimizing, simple past and past participle minimized)

1. (transitive) To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/minimize

i think ive made my point
Stranger: argumentum ad potentiam
You: but lets go with reduce
Stranger: argumentum ad populum
Stranger: argumentum ad potentiam
Stranger: argumentum ad populum
Stranger: argumentum ad populum
Stranger: argumentum ad populum
Stranger: argumentum ad populum
Stranger: argumentum ad populum
Stranger: argumentum ad populum
You: you did say that all it needs is a big enough following
Stranger: argumentum ad populum
Stranger: yes
You: thats a pretty big following
Stranger: but no universal
Stranger: therefore its ambiguous
You: im pretty sure you're the only one who disagrees
Stranger: what?
You: whatever. let's go with reduce.
Stranger: fuck off
You: getting human rights would also reduce unwanted children
You: rights at 4 months*
Stranger: countries with highest child well being
Stranger: are all abortion countries
You: so we should kill unhappy children?
Stranger: zzzzzzzzzzz
Stranger: strawman much
You: we could up those numbers even further if we allowed infanticide
Stranger: would you stop strawmans
You: im not
Stranger: would you stop repeating everything fucking hundred times
You: this is your logic
Stranger: Stranger: so we should kill unhappy children?
Stranger: is a strawman
Stranger: i didnt say that any point
You: by your logic, you're better off dead than sad.
Stranger: either you stop misrepreseting
Stranger: or fuck off
Stranger: your way of constructing strawmans are reapeating everything
Stranger: is fucking annoying
You: ok so tell me why it's okay to kill a 5-month-old but not a 5-year-old
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