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> it seems to me that both sides are afraid that if the other side wins they will try to force their lifestyle on them; and I think they are probably right. ..
by objclxt 9y ago
> it seems to me that both sides are afraid that if the other side wins they will try to force their lifestyle on them; and I think they are probably right.
...it's not really that simple, though. It's not like you're picking two discrete options. Let's take a viewpoint like pro-choice/pro-life. A society that permits abortions doesn't prevent an individual from choosing not to have one. A woman who thinks abortion is immoral is free to hold and practice that belief herself...the "lifestyle" of being pro-choice is not forced upon her. Contrast that with a society that bans abortion.
- jawns 9y ago> A society that permits abortions doesn't prevent an individual from choosing not to have one. Yes, but the objecting individual is not fighting for his or her own rights. Pro-lifers consider themselves to be fighting for the rights of the unborn child. Similarly, a society that permits slavery doesn't prevent an individual from choosing not to own slaves. The society is not forcing its lifestyle on the objecting individual, per se, but it's forcing its lifestyle on the slaves, whom the objecting individual is concerned about.
- narrowrail 9y agoThese abortion rights opponents derive their arguments from the bible (for the most part). The same bible says that judgement is the domain of god, not humans. In other words, cherry-picking the ideas that serve their own goals.
- narrowrail 9y agoIs there an actual argument against my claim from someone with better biblical knowledge?
- jimmyk 9y agoThere are important cases where it is that simple. For example, people have different ideas about who should control certain resources. All sides can't get what they want.