Re: Any anti-abortion atheists?

On 1 Dec 2003 08:30:19 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marie A.) posted
in alt.atheism:

>OK, then what if society, through its legislative process, determines
>that any abortion after eight weeks, for any reason whatsoever, is
>henceforth illegal? What's your reaction to that, sir?

Are we talking about my reaction to a law, or how morality works?  The
two are totally different.

>And further, what if society detemines, again through its
>constitutional process, that sodomy amongst consenting male adults is
>henceforth illegal?

Then men committing sodomy would be violating that law.

>What if tomorrow we re-institute slavery? 

None of this has anything to do with the discussion.  Please do note,
however, that the Christian bible has rules for the conduct of slaves,
so why - if that bible is the greatest source of morality ever written
- would any Christian claim that slavery is immoral?

>Now telling me this won't happen is not an answer, because we're here
>discussing a principle, namely your statement that society determines
>what is or what isn't moral. From whence do they get this authority,
>sir?

What "authority"?  Are we discussing your opinion, or reality?
Morality is what the particular society determines it is.  That's
reality.  Whether this is good, bad or indifferent isn't what we're
discussing.

Can you grasp the difference between "what is" and "opinion"?
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