Abortion (again)

[tSwitch]

All living beings have a right to life, which is why they live.

While they contain DNA, viruses aren't actually living beings.

I was responding to the 'it's not a human, it has no right to life'

[Malson]

Fine then, fucking bacteria. Christ, you're going to nitpick yourself into a heart attack someday.

why are you irritated? that wasn't even directed at you =/

[Tsunokiette]

All living beings have a right to life, which is why they live.

While they contain DNA, viruses aren't actually living beings.

I was responding to the 'it's not a human, it has no right to life'

I wasn't saying that if "it's not a human, it has no right to life". I said what I said because in context, the only organisms being discussed were a human, a fetus, and a virus.

As for animals having right to life, I believe they do, but I also believe that man was given dominion over the earth and all of its plants and animals. If a person requires meat, they should eat the animal. I believe it is admiral to be a vegetarian, but I don't believe it's a sin to eat meat. I'm not saying that people have more of a right to life than animals, but I just believe - biblical - that we have a right to kill the animals in a humane manor and eat them.

When it gets to the point where it endangers the mother's life... I don't know. I don't think I can find an example in the Bible regarding this, but logically I would abort the baby if things get to a life - or - death point. I don't know if that is a sin or not, but if it got to an extreme circumstance I believe (personally) that it is better to ask forgiveness than permission.

I'm not having double standards. I think that there are some things that are subjective (right word?) to the circumstance.  I also think that there are some things that are absolute.

Subjective - murder. (Bad normally, but self-defense, wartime, etc cetera...), there's a quote I've heard that I also believe is subjective - "Don't pretend to know something you don't and don't deny something you do know".
Absolute - Adultery, Renouncing Faith, raping little children, et cetera....

Please don't get mad if I say something that you don't like, just address the issues you have with what I said and I'll try to reconcile. This board is for intelligent discussion, not heated bashing.

Also, nitpicking isn't needed. If someone tries to make a point, and it's obvious what the point is, even if they say the wrong thing, there's no need to correct them.