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To: 8mmMauser
Mor on Peter Singer, through ProLifeBlogs...

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According to a post in First Things, Peter Singer is telling half-truths. In a letter to The Nation, Princeton University's outspoken defender of infanticide claims that fellow Princeton philosopher (and pro-life advocate) Robert George refuses to debate him on whether human life is sacrosanct.

Here's what Singer said:

Great universities thrive on the contest between deeply opposed positions, so I welcome the presence of conservatives like Robert George on the Princeton campus. For Princeton’s undergraduates, a debate between someone like myself and George on whether human life is sacrosanct would be a stimulating educational experience. What a pity it is, therefore, that it has never happened. On several occasions over the past years, student organizations have tried to set up a debate between George and me. I have always accepted. George has always refused. Which of course makes me wonder: If George thinks it is so important to challenge the liberal hegemony at universities, why won’t he do it in the time-honored arena of a public exchange of ideas before the university community.

Robert George is Right not to Debate Peter Singer

8mm

628 posted on 06/23/2006 4:47:06 AM PDT by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam Tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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To: 8mmMauser
>> If George thinks it is so important to challenge the liberal hegemony at universities...

Lookathat! Next thing you know, somebody in the presstitute biz will admit to the "liberal hegemony" in the media.

634 posted on 06/23/2006 5:29:49 AM PDT by T'wit (It is not possible to "go too far" criticizing liberals. No matter what you say, they're worse.)
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