Thread: ABORTION: Where do you stand?

Originally Posted by buriedmonsters

That's wonderful, I hope you do enjoy it. You do have a purpose and value, at least in my eyes. But if we're going with your theory, you really don't. Being a pharmacist is pointless, anyone you help is just as useless as you are. You can declare anything you want, it does not make it true. You were made from random acts, you have no greater purpose, and you will die that way.

You seem a bit confused. 'Purpose' is a human concept, so I see no reason why Mario would need a soul to have one, or why he couldn't define one for himself?

Apparently you don't, either, because you have so far failed to explain what these divine purposes are that we are each issued with our souls at conception/birth, why they are important, and how you can be so sure that animals do not have them, while just as sure that zygotes do.

Originally Posted by A Roxxor

You seem a bit confused. 'Purpose' is a human concept, so I see no reason why Mario would need a soul to have one, or why he couldn't define one for himself?

Apparently you don't, either, because you have so far failed to explain what these divine purposes are that we are each issued with our souls at conception/birth, why they are important, and how you can be so sure that animals do not have them, while just as sure that zygotes do.

Purpose is a human concept? How so? Please, elaborate on your view.

I'm open to the idea of animals having souls, as I've said before.

Our "divine purpose" is to please the Creator. You will probably disagree. That's okay, I'm not interested in trying to convince you of anything.

Originally Posted by buriedmonsters

Purpose is a human concept? How so? Please, elaborate on your view.

I'm open to the idea of animals having souls, as I've said before.

Our "divine purpose" is to please the Creator. You will probably disagree. That's okay, I'm not interested in trying to convince you of anything.

Okay. The creatures that basically invented words, complex language, concepts, ideas..? Those were humans. Purpose is an idea/concept that conscious intent behind the existence or creation of objects is for them to perform certain functions. Even if there were a God, and he were responsible for the existence of humans, what exactly would its purpose for humans be? How does that translate into living things which exist because of their will to survive? You have not explained this at all, and instead have merely asserted that 'people have purposes' granted by their 'souls' which originates from a god.

Where do you come about all of this knowledge of your god, and how do you know what its intentions are? Considering there absurdly slim chance that this god even exists I doubt you've ever communicated with it- so again, how can you be sure of any of your assertions other than they are those beliefs that you are most comfortable with?

If you aren't here to defend your assertions, then you aren't here to debate, you're here to preach. Please feel free to gtfo at any time, in that case.