Re: Politics and morality

Marvin Edwards wrote:

> "Marvin Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> ME:  Rights are ideas about "how things ought to be". Someone who hears for
> the first time about abortion may say, "that is not right." From that he
> says "it is not right to abort a child". From that he says "no one has the
> right to abort a child". They are all of the same "semantic stuff". They
> build from a common meaning. <

Aversion to abortion may be natural. It may have been programmed in the nature
of human beings by evolution. Nature developed through millions of years while
culture evolved appreciably through a mere thousands, then through mere
centuries and now in a generation. Human reproduction was necessary for the
survival of the species. (For most of human history and prehistory, human
beings did not have the leisure to think about abortion since they barely lived
long enough to reproduce.) Now human beings live longer and understand that the
consequences of the reproductive process is interfering with their ability to
enjoy a more satisfying lifestyle. Human beings must learn to overcome their
natural urges to better enjoy life.