
heybruce
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"...the resulting embryo is an unborn human child." And every acorn is an unborn oak tree. Does that make squirrels tree killers? Actually the squirrel analogy has some merit. Squirrels eat many unborn oak trees, but not all of the unborn oaks that they bury. Many of them become real oak trees, resulting in the oak tree killing squirrels actually creating oak trees that otherwise would not have existed. IVF serves the same function, leading to babies being born to families that very much want them and will take care of them. Babies that otherwise would have never existed.
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Trump appeals fraud case as $112,000-a-day interest accrues
heybruce replied to Social Media's topic in World News
"Suddenly major investors are pulling out/steering clear of New York." A claim like that is much more believable when it comes with a link to a credible source. -
Did you really just argue that men are better qualified to decide the abortion issue than women? What did I post that is wrong? What is narrow about stating the obvious; women understand the issue better, have more at stake, are intellectually and morally at least as qualified as men on deciding the issue, and should take the lead on this issue?
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"A scientific theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that can be (or a fortiori, that has been) repeatedly tested and corroborated in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results. Where possible, some theories are tested under controlled conditions in an experiment.[1][2] In circumstances not amenable to experimental testing, theories are evaluated through principles of abductive reasoning. Established scientific theories have withstood rigorous scrutiny and embody scientific knowledge. " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory Please explain how god is a scientific theory.
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Obama wanted a bi-partisan response to the Russian interference in the election. Providing one should have been a no-brainer. Mitch McConnell refused because he was afraid it might make the Democrats look good. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/24/580171396/biden-mcconnell-refused-to-sign-bipartisan-statement-on-russian-interference
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I'm pretty sure such actions are illegal. Unfortunately I think the applicable laws were written with the assumption that no President would actually break such obvious and necessary laws so penalties and procedures for prosecution were not specified. Considering Trump's contempt for laws with actual penalties, what are the chances he'd pay attention to laws with no penalties specified? Ethics requirements for POTUS and other elected officials, and the penalties for violating them, need to be seriously rethought and rewritten now that Trump has demonstrated what can go wrong.
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My point is that no man understands this issue like women do. They have far more at stake, they bear the burden for the pregnancy and birth, they usually bear the majority of the burden for raising the children, and their appreciation for the sanctity of life is at the very least as great and well informed as that of men. I would like to see men get out of this debate entirely and leave the matter to women. They are clearly better qualified to make these decisions than men are. Would this lead to more or fewer abortions? I don't know. But I'm confident that it would lead to more intelligent regulation of the practice. In summary: Guys, let's back out of this one and let the women handle it. They'll do a much better job than we can.
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I shudder to think what Trump's "I have a dream" speech would be.
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I think even you might be able to grasp this: Is there a downside to having a POTUS who is deeply indebted to China or Saudi Arabia? If you can't answer that one correctly, there is no help for you. And before you post your deflection, remember the topic is about Trump and his need to come up with $355 million.