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Re: A question about morality
I'd argue that even if grandpa loves his grandchildren dearly, relieving the current and future suffering (how's that for emotive!) of the newborn would probably offset grandpa's grief.
In regards to You Are Gay's propositions, a financial benefit for those parents who allow their child to be killed would be more tempting for those parents with little money; indeed, people could even go as far as to try to get a DS baby, just to get the cash. It's a bad situation if people find themselves in a position in which the wellbeing of a child is overshadowed by greed or financial troubles.
As for the first one, I find myself able to live with that. If, of all people, the parents of the baby consider this the best solution, I'm not going to tell them otherwise. Whether I would make the same decision or not... I don't know, and I hope I never have to make the choice.
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The outraged poets threw sticks and rocks over the side of the bridge. They were all missing Mary and he felt a contented smug feeling wash over him. He would have given them a coy little wave if the roof hadn't collapsed just then. Mary then found himself in the middle of an understandably shocked family's kitchen table. So he gave them the coy little wave and realized it probably would have been more effective if he hadn't been lying on their turkey.
Last edited by Mzyxptlk; 23 Jan 2008 at 12:22.
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