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Postby Mavorpen » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:28 pm

Solarys wrote:
Sociobiology wrote:if the slaves had the mental development of a tadpole, yes.


Even if they don't remain that way for more than 10 months ?

And if your reply is that when that happens, they can be considered persons, then the only problem is that until then they could be legally murdered thus rendered unable to even get to that point in life.

You can't be legally murdered. Murder is by definition illegal.
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Postby Sociobiology » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:28 pm

The Norgan Alliance wrote:
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So if slaves are not considered legally persons, would you agree ?

According to Hitler Jews aren't people, can I go around killing Jews?

if you can find a consistent and rational defintiion of person that somehow excludes Jews
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Postby Iuronia » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:29 pm

Solarys wrote:
Sociobiology wrote:if the slaves had the mental development of a tadpole, yes.


Even if they don't remain that way for more than 10 months ?

And if your reply is that when that happens, they can be considered persons, then the only problem is that until then they could be legally murdered thus rendered unable to even get to that point in life.

Slaves are people, just without official personhood or whatever, unlike foetuses, which aren't even human, let alone a person.
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Postby The Norgan Alliance » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:29 pm

Sociobiology wrote:
The Norgan Alliance wrote:According to Hitler Jews aren't people, can I go around killing Jews?

if you can find a consistent and rational definition of person that somehow excludes Jews

Can you find a consistent and rational definition of a person that somehow excludes fetuses?
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Postby The ivain isles » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:30 pm

Iuronia wrote:
Solarys wrote:
Even if they don't remain that way for more than 10 months ?

And if your reply is that when that happens, they can be considered persons, then the only problem is that until then they could be legally murdered thus rendered unable to even get to that point in life.

Slaves are people, just without official personhood or whatever, unlike foetuses, which aren't even human, let alone a person.

Like I said before, there antelopes.
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Postby Solarys » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:31 pm

Iuronia wrote:
Solarys wrote:
Even if they don't remain that way for more than 10 months ?

And if your reply is that when that happens, they can be considered persons, then the only problem is that until then they could be legally murdered thus rendered unable to even get to that point in life.

Slaves are people, just without official personhood or whatever, unlike foetuses, which aren't even human, let alone a person.


The fetus of a human is human. And it is a person just without official personhood or whatever.

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Postby Mavorpen » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:32 pm

The Norgan Alliance wrote:
Sociobiology wrote:if you can find a consistent and rational definition of person that somehow excludes Jews

Can you find a consistent and rational definition of a person that somehow excludes fetuses?

A person is an individual that is ascribed certain rights and obligations based off of their capacity to comprehend and act upon them.
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Postby The Norgan Alliance » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:33 pm

Solarys wrote:
Iuronia wrote:Slaves are people, just without official personhood or whatever, unlike foetuses, which aren't even human, let alone a person.


The fetus of a human is human. And it is a person just without official personhood or whatever.

If it's DNA is human then it is a human no if, ands, or buts.
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Postby Mavorpen » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:33 pm

The Norgan Alliance wrote:
Solarys wrote:
The fetus of a human is human. And it is a person just without official personhood or whatever.

If it's DNA is human then it is a human no if, ands, or buts.

So every cell in your body is a human?
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Postby The Norgan Alliance » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:35 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
The Norgan Alliance wrote:If it's DNA is human then it is a human no if, ands, or buts.

So every cell in your body is a human?

:palm: You know what I meant.
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Postby The ivain isles » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:35 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
The Norgan Alliance wrote:Can you find a consistent and rational definition of a person that somehow excludes fetuses?

A person is an individual that is ascribed certain rights and obligations based off of their capacity to comprehend and act upon them.


So those with intellectual disabilities aren't people, and shouldn't be afforded protections under law?
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Postby New Libertarian States » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:35 pm

Solarys wrote:
Iuronia wrote:Slaves are people, just without official personhood or whatever, unlike foetuses, which aren't even human, let alone a person.


The fetus of a human is human. And it is a person just without official personhood or whatever.

http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Human
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Fetus
Nope
It can turn into a human, but, for the biological definition, it's not.
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by Liriena » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:25 pm
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of "No one cares".
It is the music of a people
who are sick NK waving its dick.
When the beating of our ignore cannon
echoes the beating of our facepalms,
there is a life about to start
when we nuke Pyongyang!

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Postby The ivain isles » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:36 pm

The Norgan Alliance wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:So every cell in your body is a human?

:palm: You know what I meant.


You forgot the first rule of NS. Only liberals can get away with being snide.
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Postby Sociobiology » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:37 pm

Solarys wrote:
Sociobiology wrote:if the slaves had the mental development of a tadpole, yes.


Even if they don't remain that way for more than 10 months ?

And if your reply is that when that happens, they can be considered persons, then the only problem is that until then they could be legally murdered thus rendered unable to even get to that point in life.

actually most fetuses never develop, so statistically they are unlikely to make it to that point.
And no they can't be legally murdered, they can be legally prevented from maturing just as you prevent dozens of people from being born every time you refuse to have sex.
Should we force you to become a brood mare for humans to keep you from "murdering" thousands of unborn children by refusing sex?
should condoms be illegal because they also prevent humans from being born?

to me personally, a rat has as much worth a human fetus. with its potential providing just enough compensation to make up for its lack of a mind and lack of an independent nature.
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Postby Mavorpen » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:37 pm

The ivain isles wrote:So those with intellectual disabilities aren't people, and shouldn't be afforded protections under law?

I have no idea where the fuck you're getting that from.
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Postby New Libertarian States » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:37 pm

The Norgan Alliance wrote:
Solarys wrote:
The fetus of a human is human. And it is a person just without official personhood or whatever.

If it's DNA is human then it is a human no if, ands, or buts.

That's not what defines humans as humans.
Here's what makes us, well us.
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Human
by Liriena » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:25 pm
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of "No one cares".
It is the music of a people
who are sick NK waving its dick.
When the beating of our ignore cannon
echoes the beating of our facepalms,
there is a life about to start
when we nuke Pyongyang!

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Postby Blasveck » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:37 pm

Solarys wrote:
Iuronia wrote:Slaves are people, just without official personhood or whatever, unlike foetuses, which aren't even human, let alone a person.


The fetus of a human is human. And it is a person just without official personhood or whatever.


And the egg of a frog is a frog?

No, it's a goddamn egg, not a frog.
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Postby Sociobiology » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:38 pm

The Norgan Alliance wrote:
Solarys wrote:
The fetus of a human is human. And it is a person just without official personhood or whatever.

If it's DNA is human then it is a human no if, ands, or buts.

therefore tumors are people...
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Postby Geilinor » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:38 pm

The Norgan Alliance wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:So every cell in your body is a human?

:palm: You know what I meant.

You're expected to have somewhat coherent statements, we can't just guess what people might be thinking on the Internet.
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Postby The Norgan Alliance » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:39 pm

New Libertarian States wrote:
Solarys wrote:
The fetus of a human is human. And it is a person just without official personhood or whatever.

http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Human
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Fetus
Nope
It can turn into a human, but, for the biological definition, it's not.
It looks and sounds like a duck, but it isn't a duck.

And if it weighs the same as a duck, then it's a witch!

Following your logic children aren't humans because the biological definition doesn't match! The biological definitions do not have to match because it's merely a classification of the early stages of life for a human.
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Postby Blasveck » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:39 pm

The ivain isles wrote:
The Norgan Alliance wrote: :palm: You know what I meant.


You forgot the first rule of NS. Only liberals can get away with being snide.


You forgot the second rule of NS.

Don't make stupid assumptions.
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Postby Geilinor » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:39 pm

Sociobiology wrote:
The Norgan Alliance wrote:If it's DNA is human then it is a human no if, ands, or buts.

therefore tumors are people...

Don't forget the appendix. :p
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Postby ALMF » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:39 pm

The Norgan Alliance wrote:
ALMF wrote:And "those child sacrificing Jues" deni the divinity the divinity of Crist. Your point?

You did relate your answer in any way to my post therefore your argument is invalid. Try again.

Not at all: let me make the metofor an explicit simaly.
DNA (as opposed to phisicle independents) is to an indivigule (and thereby person/intrist)
as Juw (as opposed to serial child killer) is to habitually kills children (and thereby deserves to die).

Do I really need to make my metifors this transparent or can we expect a 5th grade reading levle?
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Postby ALMF » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:41 pm

The Norgan Alliance wrote:
Sociobiology wrote:if you can find a consistent and rational definition of person that somehow excludes Jews

Can you find a consistent and rational definition of a person that somehow excludes fetuses?

All of the consistent and rational definitions do: a priory. :palm:
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Left over right: 5.99
Libertarian over authoritarian: 4.2,
non-interventionist over neo-con: 5.14
Cultural liberal over cultural conservative: 7.6

You are a cosmopolitan Social Democrat. 16 percent of the test participators are in the same category and 5 percent are more extremist than you.

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Postby Blasveck » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:41 pm

ALMF wrote:
The Norgan Alliance wrote:You did relate your answer in any way to my post therefore your argument is invalid. Try again.

Not at all: let me make the metofor an explicit simaly.
DNA (as opposed to phisicle independents) is to an indivigule (and thereby person/intrist)
as Juw (as opposed to serial child killer) is to habitually kills children (and thereby deserves to die).

Do I really need to make my metifors this transparent or can we expect a 5th grade reading levle?


>5th grade reading level
>Can't even spell
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