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You aren't correct. At 38 weeks, it's definitely an organism. It has it's own organs.

I hadn't heard that quote before. I like it.

I had a feeling I wouldn't be able to resist replying. :D That's like, your opinion, man. Yes, because you apply some special meaning to the word "hum...

I'm glad we have at least some common ground contra Moliere's "ideal" world. The voice of reason. :D

Well, I am a conservative on this issue, in that I want to conserve the current law against abolishment or radical reform. And I am judging those who ...

There are judgemental attitudes aplenty on both sides of the fence with this one. And, given your reply, you're hardly an exception. I am not entirely...

I don't think it's that weird, but it was only a generalised label in any case. Being a leftist doesn't entail liberalism in all matters or unfettered...

All terrible reasons to have an abortion. They don't have to keep the baby after giving birth. There are these things that you might have heard of cal...

It should be illegal as a preventive measure. Baden put it well when he spoke of the cases "where the major harm - the complete destruction of one hum...

I find statements like the above pretty shocking. Anyway, it's been interesting, but I think I've reached the point where arguing with you any further...

Because it's unfair and discriminatory. Perhaps you're ok with that, but I'm not. If that's a problem, then we might benefit from more women in such r...

I mean what I said. I don't know why you find it confusing. If you think that there ought to be women-only authorities over issues which effect mostly...

Similarly, my main problem with your position, @"Moliere", isn't about internal consistency and rationality. My earlier charge of absurdity was in rel...

So, you think that abortion policy should only be set by women because abortion policy is one of those that clearly effects/affects women more than me...

That isn't what he said, although it's possible that that was what he meant. That's a different issue. I don't think that it's reasonable unconditiona...

That's another statement that I find particularly disagreeable on sexist grounds. Our ideals are clearly opposed in certain respects. The thought that...

If 7 out of the 8 shared the same conclusion, and the other one opposed it, then, in that respect, there would be a consensus against the other one. T...

Viability is related, and can act as a sort of guide, although how reliable a guide it is or can be is debatable. But I think that it's better than no...

There should be legislation in place so that there's legal recourse for abortion under such circumstances, yes. But it's no simple matter. That's how ...

No, not in the case of a viable foetus. It clearly states that this is soley about the judgement of the physician in regard to the viability of the fo...

My point was that they are already aware, otherwise they'd expect surgeons to be charged with a crime under such circumstances. Yet oddly enough, that...

It is. Common folk aren't dumb enough to expect surgeons to be charged with a crime under such circumstances. Give 'em some credit.

Hanover is a lawyer of some sort, if I recall correctly. So I'm guessing he has a pretty good understanding of the law. And as for my part, I was alre...

I never disputed that the line is drawn at various stages of development, nor that the justifications differ. That does not entail that there is no co...

So, I checked out that link that you provided. I see that @"Hanover" has gone above and beyond refuting your argument on it's own terms, although, as ...

Ah, I see. Well, regardless of whether or not you set out to persuade me, or whether philosophy itself is good for persuasion, the fact is, you made a...

Tappy hirthday, Biff.

Eh? What did I say to provoke this red herring about persuasion and implications that I haven't made? I think that it's absurd because it is absurd. I...

No correlation whatsoever? So, you believe that if, here in the UK, as of tomorrow, the law enabled practically anyone over a certain age (eighteen or...

Oh god, is Moliere's position representative of a significant portion of the left? If so, I'll gladly disassociate myself from this group within the l...

Terry Eagleton on Marx regarding equality:

Ok, but given the situation here in the UK, I think that the chance of it getting to a stage in which we'd need to arm revolutionaries is very unlikel...

So, you think that people are too stupid to drive responsibly, but not too stupid to use guns responsibly?! Give 'em cars and they'll kill each other ...

Decisions need not be made irrespective of what the market demands. That can be taken into consideration. But they don't get the final say. There coul...

How can you be penalised for something that you were not entitled to in the first place? The profit that you can gain will be in proportion to the wor...

In less inflammatory terms, I was speaking of excess wealth. They will be rewarded with proportional wealth. They aren't entitled to more than that in...

They make a difference, as they ought to, but not big enough. You seem to be judging proportionality based soley on the amount contributed, rather tha...

I.e. personal responsibility for public irresponsibility, and no safeguards until it's too late.

It boils down to what amount of their money has been earnt. Ownership of the means of production doesn't mean that you've earnt a grossly disproportio...

Right, because that has worked so well thus far. A big part of the problem is that your appeal to voluntary action falls on deaf ears for so many peop...

But motivations motivate action, and bad motivations can lead to bad actions, and are more likely to do so. That was basically my point in the discuss...

Generalized label: Leftist. Form of government: Socialist Democratic Republic with a more direct form of democracy. Form of economy: I haven't thought...

Yes, that's true, I think. The House of Commons - particularly Prime Minister's Questions - over here has a notorious reputation for it's frequent lac...

No, not language users; language. Without language, there can be no sentence. If there can be no sentence, then there can be no true sentence. Yet, at...

Yes, I agree. It's more complex than what I said, but I stand by the principle behind what I'm trying to say. It's about getting the right balance. It...

If there is no language. Yes, I know: "P" is true if and only if P But through biconditional elimination: If P, then "P" is true Which I have a proble...

I reckon that those who are genuinely interested in reducing poverty, and not just taking advantage of the situation as a means to a greedy end, would...

Sorry, I didn't realise quite how unrealistic your hypothetical scenario was: so unrealistic that the wealth of those who are wealthy and uncooperativ...

I said that the burden would be better placed on the super rich and powerful (because I believe that they are better equipped to solve the problem). T...

You're attacking a straw man. My point was just that the burden is better placed on those with stupidly vast sums of money than on ordinary folks. I d...