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To: sawoody
What "seems important" to you is not necessarily what seems important to God. If you think our purpose in life is to strive for our own ultimate pleasure and convenience (used to justify abortion), then your worldview needs a little retooling.

I use the word "seems" because I don't know for sure. "Seems" is not a term which would apply to God. Nowhere have I said or implied that our purpose in life is to strive for our own ultimate pleasure and convenience. I believe that our purpose in this human life is to make as much progress as possible towards that original spiritual image and likeness in which God created us. That progress depends upon freedom. No one can learn the required lessons by giving up the responsibility of determining what is right and freely choosing to follow that determination. In each case where a woman chooses an abortion, it may or may not be the right choice but since it is her body which is providing the possibilities, it is her responsibility to make the choice. The developing potential human being has not yet reached the capacity to choose. As far as "right to life", how do we know that there is not an unlimited possibility for that potential human being to experience this human environment through another? I don't believe our lives "start" with a human birth (or conception - or whatever), I believe we are created in the image of God. God is infinite - no beginning and no end - and therefore that is ultimately how we are also. In other words, true Life is not dependent upon a human act or only a human environment. I believe that the only way we are going to realize this is through the freedom to choose - both right and wrong and then learn from our experiences.

To get a better idea of my position on this, please read the other posts I have made in this thread.

Regarding my "world view", read my bio - I have lived a very full and rewarding life with my particular belief in God and the value of freedom to choose. I admit that I may be wrong about abortion, just as you may be, but whatever the truth regarding this matter, Life will ultimately show us the way. (I am using Life as a synonym for God here.)

101 posted on 03/09/2005 9:36:45 AM PST by Semper
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To: Semper
You wrote, " The developing potential human being has not yet reached the capacity to choose." If you're going to make asinine assumptions like that one (the unborn are potential human beings?) then I for one will require that you give to we the readers of your comments a clear definition of just when the 'potential' becomes an actual, by your definition. I'm asking that now ... and if you don't want to debate such matters, stop asserting such as if we who do not challenge you are agreeing with you; very few at FR will agree with you because it is dehumanizing for alive, sensing unborn children.
106 posted on 03/09/2005 6:06:47 PM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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