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July 24, 2006 In Fred Smith's U-K article of July 22, among other things Fred Smith babbles on about banning divorce, stem cell research, homosexuals, embryos kept in "frozen limbo," and says that John Waters "dislikes humanism" and expresses his "fear of science." Ha ha! Then Fred spends several paragraphs (once again) trumpeting the tenets of secular humanism (as if he and t411sh haven't done that enough already!) All this yammering fails to address the fact that aborting unborn children isn't really something to joke about the way Fred does in his arrogant article of July 19. Jesting as Fred does in his article "Oh how I Weep for Those Innocent Millions of Murdered [aborted] Babies!" I guess he was trying to be funny, but the humor falls flat. Moreover, Fred's concluding this article with his familiar plug for secular humanists is really bad publicity for the secular humanist movement! The reason is because many people judge a movement by what its proponents say, write, and do. The fact remains, Fred Smith does admit that he is glad his mother didn't abort him. The next step for Fred is to realize that other people have thoughts, feelings, and rights, not just Fred alone. I'm personally glad that Fred is alive and enjoying writing for Useless-Knowledge Magazine. Many of Fred's articles are packed with information, and basically I think Fred is a good guy. No one is perfect. Each person has shortcomings. One of Fred's minor shortcomings is that he is trying to pin a label on me, and put me in some popular camp but his efforts fail. "Science-Hippy," "Zygote-Lover," and "Anti-Humanist" are three of Fred's wild shots. What spurious name tags for John Waters will Fred dream up next? Getting to the main topic, abortion is stressful and risky for a woman. This fact can be viewed as a strong argument for legalized and government-funded abortion because many pregnant women simply can't afford reputable medical care. Consequently they need financial help from the government. Furthermore, whenever the subject of abortion comes up, it's a serious matter, especially for the woman and the fetus. What is the sense of making dark closet jokes about aborted fetuses? Just like Fred Smith, each one of us should give thanks for having been lucky enough to be alive today! So where is our daily celebration of life? It's not celebrating life when we crack jokes about the death of fetuses. Folks need to respect each human life, just as Fred expects people to respect his life. After all, if you argue that it's okay to kill innocent young people, why should we respect your life? Think reciprocity. Think the Golden Rule. Think respect for life. You might follow a serpentine verbal path and argue that a fetus isn't really human. To try and make your point you argue that the fetus isn't capable of X or Y or Z and so forth. Well, then, suppose Bob Doe follows your dubious line of reasoning and says, "Well, really, a three year old boy who can't talk isn't really human, either, so we are justified in gassing the boy to death while he's asleep. After all, the boy is not really a human being." How could you call Bob Doe a "humanist," then? If you call Bob Doe a "humanist," and people nod their heads, well, then, our society has have moved into the era of Newspeak when many old and familiar word meanings have been totally aborted. A specimen of Homo sapiens humanity the size of a pea or a pigeon's egg is still a specimen of Homo sapiens humanity. After all, you yourself were once a fetus. By what ethics except the ethics of Russian roulette or a lottery can some fetuses ethically be denied life while other embryos are privileged the way you and I were? If modern adults have the power of life or death over their fetuses with a medical doctor as the Divine Instrument of their Divine Will, where is the Divine Wisdom to guide these adults in making the correct decision? People in our sci-tech society are presently in a verbal struggle over personal rights and personal responsibilities. The more power you wield over a vulnerable creature, the more responsibility you have to be wise in your treatment of that creature. Yet wisdom still is something sages and saints demonstrate more than most professional technicians, scientists, and school teachers. Indeed, in most schools the popular secular humanist education is long on facts but short on wisdom. ------------ About the author: John L. Waters is an amateur psychologist and independent researcher on self-healing, integration, and problem-solving. John has created art, music and songs, prose and poetry, and helped people solve a difficult problem. For more information, read: John's letters of recommendation: http://members.tripod.com/johnlwaters/recommendations about John's self-healing and integration: http://members.tripod.com/johnlwaters/index.html about John's independent research: http://www.humboldt.edu/~jlw47/index.html about John's seeking an agent or a publisher: http://www.writers.net/writers/39295 Email: blueguntwo@yahoo.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com. Please link to this article rather than copying and pasting it onto your site (which would be unauthorized and illegal). |
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