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I am vaxed but… this reminds of the abortion argument. If one is against allowing someone right to bodily autonomy (remain unvaccinated) because then exercising
by zzt123 5y ago
I am vaxed but… this reminds of the abortion argument. If one is against allowing someone right to bodily autonomy (remain unvaccinated) because then exercising that right could lead to the suffering and/or death of another, then that person ought to also be against abortion, as there should be no right to bodily autonomy in that event either, given that the death of another is guaranteed.
Yet on the left we have many who anti-anti-vax while pro-abortion. I don’t understand the consistency of that position.
- kmonad 5y agomaybe try once more, focussing on the differences rather than the similarities between the two scenarios.
- zzt123 5y agoWhat’s your argument for it, if I may ask? I cannot convince myself that abortion is a judicial matter as opposed to a legislative one. If it’s an innate right, there shouldn’t be any issue aborting an 8 month old fetus.
- kmonad 5y agoI doubt your sincere participation in the argument unless you attempt to see differences between your scenarios.
- TheRealNGenius 5y agoIn effect, the parent comment is attempting to argue their position through proof by lack of counterexample. Now, whether this is a valid proof construction technique, and hence, whether their stated position is of any meaningful merit besides an exquisite example of doublethink, is left to the interpretation of the reader as an exercise.
- inkblotuniverse 5y agoOr a newborn, for that matter. What's the difference? It's taking up a valuable hospital bed/nurse/healthcare worker, and will need over a decade of work before it can live on its own. Think of how many 70-year olds we could save with that labour!
- TheRealNGenius 5y agoRight, it's simply doublethink as simple as that. Some people hold contradictory opinions whenever it serves them best without regard for self-consistency.