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- From: stevens@eatdust (John Stevens)
- Subject: Re: Observations
- Message-ID: <1992Aug25.170837.12308@advtech.uswest.com>
- Sender: stevens@uswest.com (John Stevens)
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- Organization: Where!? I very much doubt it.
- References: <1992Aug20.181046.29135@watson.ibm.com>
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- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 17:08:37 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug20.181046.29135@watson.ibm.com> margoli@watson.ibm.com writes:
- >In <1992Aug20.142025.4064@spdc.ti.com> serafin@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Serafin) writes:
- >> In article <usglkrx.714260356@gsusgi1.gsu.edu> usglkrx@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Lori K.
- >They'll get an abortion. That is acting responsibly. What's your problem?
- >
- >(If you want to claim that aborting an unwanted pregnancy is irresponsible,
- >you'll have to prove it, not merely assert it.)
-
- You miss the point. It doesn't need (and cannot be) proved. It is a
- belief. Just as what you say is a statment of belief. Turn it around,
- don't just say that getting an abortion is acting responsibly, PROVE it.
-
- But you can't. Because your statment is also a statment of belief. You may
- be able to provide reasons for why you believe, but this is not proof.
-
- >Larry Margolis, MARGOLI@YKTVMV (Bitnet), margoli@watson.IBM.com (Internet)
-
- The problem, Mr. Margolis, is not his alone, it is shared. Both sides
- need to realize that they are stating beliefs, not facts.
-
- John
- stevens@uswest.com
-